Celebrating something special? This chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake will make your party sing for seconds! If you’re looking for easy cookie cakes with lots of chocolate chips and a soft, buttery cookie crust, this is the one for you. Imagine it as a cookie cake pie. You definitely want a slice of that! Get this chocolate chip cookie cake recipe and make a delicious cake full of gooey chocolate chips.
I like to party. But not in the way some people think. I love having people over and celebrating fun events, like birthdays, anniversaries, and you know, random Tuesday nights!
It’s nice to have a go-to recipe that’s a real crowd pleasure. That’s where this chocolate cookie cake comes in.
How to Make a Cookie Cake from Scratch
This is an easy cookie cake recipe, because not only is it delicious, it’s also a dairy-free cookie cake. That’s right. This is a vegan version of those famous Toll House Cookie Cakes.
The first step is to combine the dairy-free butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat on medium high speed until light and fluffy. Add flaxseed, cornstarch, and vanilla and beat again.
Then in a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir this together and then combine with the butter mixture in the mixing bowl. Beat again to combine.
Then add one tablespoon of your favorite plant-based milk. I love using unsweetened almond milk, but you could use soy milk too. Add up to two tablespoons until the cookie cake dough is just spreadable.
Add some of the chocolate chips to the batter and then press the dough into a prepared cake pan. You can use a standard 8 or 9 inch cake pan, but I used a springform pan, the kind used for cheesecakes.
Add more chocolate chips to the top of the cookie dough (to make it look irresistible, and then bake for 20 – 25 minutes.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Tips
Use these tips to make this cookie cake recipe perfect every time:
- Be sure to use softened butter by allowing it to sit on the counter for about 30 minutes
- Prepare your pan before you start making the cookie cake dough by generously spraying with vegetable cooking spray
- I used vegan butter. Earth Balance is a favorite and widely available
- This choc cookie cake recipe uses both baking soda and powder. I love this explanation from The Kitchn on why using baking soda and baking powder is important
- Reserve some chocolate chips to press into the top of your homemade cookie cake dough before baking. It gives the finished cake an appealing look
- Don’t overmix the batter once you combine the wet and dry ingredients
- You can serve this cookie cake without frosting
- To frost your cookie cake like I did, I used a Wilton 1m Star Piping Tip. Be sure to allow the cake to cool completely before frosting
- Add some colorful sprinkles for a party theme
- Transform this into a gluten free cookie cake by substituting gluten free baking flour for the all purpose flour
- It’s important to know how long to bake a cookie cake. I recommend 20 – 25 minutes. Make sure it doesn’t overbake. You want the crust to be a light golden brown, but the center can be a little tender. It will firm up as it cools.
Cookie Cake Pie
This would make a ultimate chocolate chip birthday cookie cake! When you slice this, cut it just like a pie!
Love Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes?
Here are some other great vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes you can make for birthdays, holiday baking, or even just for fun:
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies are amazing with lots of gooey chocolate chips!
- These eggless Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies are real show stoppers! You wouldn’t believe they’re made from a cake mix!
- You’ve got to try these yummy Vegan Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars for the caramel sauce alone!
- Everyone loves these Vegan Brownies because they’re so moist and perfect!
- Of course, these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are pretty spectacular too!
I hope you love this recipe as we do! Have you tried it? Be sure and leave a comment and a rating of this recipe below and then take a quick photo and share it with me using #namelymarly on Instagram. I love seeing your creations!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup vegan butter , softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar , packed
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups dairy free chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- Optional: Vegan Chocolate Frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8 inch round cake pan or spring form pan with vegetable cooking spray.
- Combine vegan butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix with a beater on medium speed for 1 – 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add flaxseed, cornstarch, and vanilla extract. Beat for another minute until combined and light.
- In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine. Pour this into the bowl with the butter mixture. Mix on low speed until just combined.
- Add 1 cup of chocolate chips to the batter. Add almond milk 1 tablespoon at a time, until you achieve a spreadable consistency. Press into the prepared pan.
- Place the remaining chocolate chips on the top of the batter, pressing them in just a little. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until edges of the crust are golden.
- Optional: Decorate the edges of the cookie cake with chocolate frosting once it has cooled completely.
Notes
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Such a great post. I really need to work on less sugar too!
So glad you liked this chocolate chip cookie cake recipe!
By natural sugar do you mean honey or agave? What about sugar in the raw?
I’ve since adapted there recipe and call for natural granulated sugar.
Wow, I *need* to try this recipe! Good to know 🙂
So glad you like cookie cakes! Me too!
Great post! My mom used to make me chocolate chip cake when I wa a kid- I loved it. May need to make this recipe to relive the “olden days.” 🙂 YUM!
Ah, I love this story about your mom making you cookie cakes. So sweet! I’m all about reliving those old food memories!
I love sugar a little too much – but I´ll never be able to give it up. And I don´t want to either! But, as an aspiring dietist (!) who loves baking and cakes, I try to bake a little healthier – so I can have my cakes as often as I like! 😉 This looks amazing – how can a giant chocolate chip cookie cake be anything but delicious!;)
Thanks, Malin! I’m with you! Can’t go wrong with a chocolate cookie cake!
OH MY GOSH. I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. Can’t wait to try this homemade cookie cake!!!!!!!!
Hope you love this chocolate chip cookie cake recipe!
I made this cookie cake yesterday and my 3-year-old son LOVES it!!!!
I’m so glad! It’s almost like a cookie cake pie, so I can see why your son loves it so much!
Can you substitute something else? Thanks!
There are lots of substitution ideas in the post for this chocolate chip cookie dough cake. For example, you could substitute whole wheat pastry flour for the flour. You can substitute coconut sugar for sugar, etc.
I’m allergic to soy. Do you think you can use the “buttermilk process” on either rice or almond milk and it would yield the same results? I’ve never tried it. Thanks for the recipes. I’m a new reader, and I love your style!
I have used it with almond milk and it worked so I imagine it would work with rice milk too. Either way it will get the benefit of working with the baking soda. Let me know if you try it and how it goes!
Chocolate chip cookie + cake = YUM
Does it matter if the butter is salted vs. unsalted?
I use Earth Balance baking sticks and it is salted. I’m not aware of a vegan butter that is unsalted, unless you make it homemade. I hope this is helpful!
Can I substitute egg replacer for the flax or should it definitely be flax?
I have had good luck using egg replacer in this recipe!
This cake turned out great! Made it for my brother’s birthday party and was a hit 🙂 I found it a tad bit sweet so reduced the sugar a little bit, and added sea salt instead of regular salt which worked very with the chocolate flavors. It tastes even better on day 2! Loved this, will be saving the recipe.
Made this recipe today and it was awesome! Thank you thank you!
So glad you like this cookie cake, Susan!