Cookie Cake 3 Ways

Published March 12, 2023

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Cookie Cake made three ways! Includes recipes for chocolate chip, chocolate, and funfetti sugar cookie cakes. For the ultimate celebration make all three decadent versions!

These recipes are inspired by my ever so popular edible cookie dough recipes (without raw eggs or flour), check them out here!

Three homemade cookie cakes. Includes chocolate chip cookie flavor, double chocolate, and funfetti.

Homemade Cookie Cakes

When I set out to create this recipe I was originally just going to go with the classic chocolate chip cake. But of course I couldn’t stop there because who doesn’t love multiple options?

The chocolate chip version is chewy and buttery and tastes just like a classic chocolate chip cookie with a chocolate frosting upgrade swirling around the edges.

If you are a chocolate fan the double chocolate cookie cake is for you. It’s made with rich Dutch cocoa, has a tempting fudgy texture and it’s not just made with a chocolate base. It’s also dotted with chocolate chips and finished with a decadent chocolate frosting.

And if you are a chewy and sweet sugar cookie fan and love sprinkles the funfetti sugar cookie cake is the one you’ll love.

These are such a fun change from the classic fluffy cake for a birthday and people of all ages will enjoy them, because who doesn’t love cookies?

Slices of various flavors of cookie cakes on dessert plates.

Cookie cake ingredients.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Ingredients

See below for recipe with print friendly option.

  • 1 3/4 cups (246g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup packed (134g) light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup (66g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup (124g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

Eight steps showing how to make cookie cake dough.

How to Make a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer beat together 3/4 cup butter, the brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well blended and slightly fluffy.
  4. Mix in egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  5. Add flour mixture and mix just until combined.
  6. Set aside 2 Tbsp chocolate chips then fold remainder into cookie dough (1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp). Spread and press mixture into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle top with remaining 2 Tbsp chocolate chips.
  7. Bake in preheated oven until edges are set and golden brown but center appears slightly under-baked (it will continue to cook some from residual heat once removed from oven), about 19 to 22 minutes.
  8. Let it cool completely on a wire rack then frost edges.

Continued six steps to make cookie cake and frosting.

Recipe for the Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup (56g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp (12g) unsweetened cocoa powder or Dutch process cocoa powder (for chocolate flavored frosting, omit if making vanilla)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp heavy cream, then 1/2 Tbsp more if needed
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl using electric hand mixer with clean beater blades beat together powdered sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, 2 Tbsp cocoa if making chocolate frosting (omit if making vanilla), and 1 tsp vanilla extract on low speed until combined.
  2. Increase to high spread and beat for 1 to 2 minutes until fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip (I use Wilton 1M). Pipe frosting around top edges of cooled cookie cake. Cut into wedges to serve.

Chocolate chip cookie cake whole.

Helpful Tips

  • I don’t recommend using dark coated cake pans as this can cause the cookie to burn on the exterior (and can also create dry edges).
  • You can spread dough into pan with a spatula, then use greased hands coated with cooking spray to gently press even.
  • Under-bake the cookie cakes slightly otherwise they will be dry. The residual heat will continue to “cook” it after removing from the oven. That soft texture that has enough moisture to it is what we want not a dry cookie.
  • An electric stand mixer or electric hand mixer works for any of these recipes, including the frosting. If using a stand mixer use a paddle attachment.
  • Scrape the bowl occasionally with a spatula as you make the dough to ensure ingredients are evenly incorporated and not stuck to the sides of the bowl.
  • If there is a nut allergy then omit the almond extract in the sugar cookie version and replace with an additional 1 tsp vanilla extract.

Storage

  • These cookie cakes can be stored at room temperature up to 3 days.
  • Keep in an airtight container.
  • They can also be frozen for up to 3 months.

Chocolate chip cookie slice.

What You’ll Need for the Chocolate Version

  • 1 1/2 cups (175g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 6 Tbsp (36g) Dutch cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup (134g) packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup (66g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

Chocolate cookie cake whole.

How to Make the Chocolate Cookie Cake Recipe

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, 6 Tbsp Dutch cocoa powder, the baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  3. In a separate large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer beat together 3/4 cup unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined.
  4. Mix in egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  5. Add flour mixture then mix until combined.
  6. Set aside 2 Tbsp chocolate chips then fold remainder into cookie dough (1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp).
  7. Spread and press dough into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle over remaining 2 Tbsp chocolate chips.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until edges are starting to set but center still appears a bit under-baked, about 19 to 22 minutes.
  9. Let cool completely on a wire rack the frost edges with chocolate frosting.

Slice of chocolate cookie cake.

Ingredients Needed for Funfetti Version

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp (175g) granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp rainbow jimmies sprinkles, dividedWhole sugar cookie cake with frosting on edges.

How to Make Funfetti Sugar Cookie Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a separate large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer blend together butter and granulated sugar until combined. Increase to high speed and beat until pale and fluffy.
  4. Mix in egg, vanilla extract and almond extract.
  5. Add flour mixture and blend until combined. Fold in 1/4 cup jimmies sprinkles.
  6. Spread and press batter into prepared cake pan then evenly sprinkle over remaining 1 Tbsp sprinkles.
  7. Bake in preheated oven until cookie edges are set and center appears slightly under-baked about 19 to 22 minutes.

Let cool completely then frost with vanilla frosting.Slice of sugar cookie funfetti cake.

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Chocolate chip cookie cake whole.
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Cookie Cake

Decadent cookie cakes made three ways! Includes recipes for chocolate chip, double chocolate chip, and funfetti sugar cookie cakes. For the ultimate celebration make all three!
Servings: 8 (per cake)
Prep30 minutes
Cook20 minutes
Cool1 hour 10 minutes
Ready in: 2 hours

Ingredients

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Double Chocolate Cookie Cake

Sugar Cookie Cake

Cookie Cake Frosting

Instructions

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer beat together 3/4 cup butter, the brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well blended and slightly fluffy.
  • Mix in egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  • Add flour mixture and mix just until combined.
  • Set aside 2 Tbsp chocolate chips then fold remainder into cookie dough (1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp). Spread and press mixture into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle top with remaining 2 Tbsp chocolate chips.
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges are set and golden brown but center appears slightly under-baked (it will continue to cook some from residual heat once removed from oven), about 19 to 22 minutes.
  • Let cool completely on a wire rack then frost with cookie cake frosting (ingredients listed above, directions down below). Include cocoa powder for chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Cookie Cake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, 6 Tbsp Dutch cocoa powder, the baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer beat together 3/4 cup unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined.
  • Mix in egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  • Add flour mixture then mix until combined.
  • Set aside 2 Tbsp chocolate chips then fold remainder into cookie dough (1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp).
  • Spread and press dough into prepared cake pan. Sprinkle over remaining 2 Tbsp chocolate chips.
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges are starting to set but center still appears a bit under-baked, about 19 to 22 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • For the chocolate cookie cake frosting: Use cookie cake frosting ingredients as listed above, preferably using Dutch cocoa option for the frosting. Directions listed below.

Sugar Cookie Cake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a light colored (not dark coated) 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan and line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer blend together butter and granulated sugar until combined. Increase to high speed and beat until pale and fluffy.
  • Mix in egg, vanilla extract and almond extract.
  • Add flour mixture and blend until combined. Fold in 1/4 cup jimmies sprinkles.
  • Spread and press batter into prepared cake pan then evenly sprinkle over remaining 1 Tbsp sprinkles.
  • Bake in preheated oven until cookie edges are set and center appears slightly under-baked about 19 to 22 minutes. Let cool completely then frost.
  • For the vanilla frosting: Use the cookie cake frosting ingredients (listed above) but omit cocoa powder from the frosting, directions listed below.

For the Cookie Cake Frosting

  • In a large mixing bowl using electric hand mixer with clean beater blades beat together powdered sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted butter, 2 Tbsp cocoa if making chocolate frosting (omit if making vanilla), and 1 tsp vanilla extract on low speed until combined.
  • Increase to high spread and beat for 1 to 2 minutes until fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip (I use Wilton 1M). Pipe frosting around top edges of cooled cookie cake. Cut into wedges to serve.

Notes

  • Note that the cookie cake will deflate in center some once removed from the oven. This is normal unless you want a cookie cake with a dry center.
  • Nutrition estimate is for the chocolate chip cookie cake and chocolate cookie cake frosting, not chocolate cake or sugar cookie cake.
Nutrition Facts
Cookie Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 583 Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 19g119%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 88mg29%
Sodium 268mg12%
Potassium 186mg5%
Carbohydrates 72g24%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 789IU16%
Vitamin C 0.02mg0%
Calcium 43mg4%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.