Cazookie vs pizookie?  Whats the difference?  Not much really.  From what I have seen the cazookies are just smaller than pizookies, so I guess technically this one I have pictured is more likely a cazookie because that is a small, about 3 inch skillet pan.  If I had used my larger 10 inch skillet, I would have called it a pizookie.

Basically, you make your favorite cookie dough and put it in a skillet or a ramekin or something similar… a lot of restaurants serve them in six inch aluminum baking pans.  Then you bake it at 350 until its golden, but not quite fully cooked so it’s still a little bit gooey.  (Time is determined by the size of the pan.)  When it comes out of the oven, don’t wait to serve it.  Scoop some ice cream over the top and drizzle with your favorite sauces, (both hot fudge and caramel work terrifically), then dig in.

You can use honestly use any cookie dough to make these.  The pictured cazookie was made using a dough I found on Sally’s Baking Addiction and it was fabulous!  The only change we made to her original recipe was to drop the additional cup of chocolate chips from the bottom of her recipe and double the peanut butter chips instead to 2 cups because we wanted more peanut butter.  The following recipe includes those changes.  Leftover cookie dough can be frozen and used another day or refrigerated and used more quickly.

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (to be melted)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 Tbsp butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups peanut butter chips

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, then set that bowl aside.  
2. Place your semi-sweet chocolate in a separate bowl and place in the microwave for about 1 minute on high.  Stir, then continue to melt in 30 second increments until fully melted and smooth.  Set that bowl aside.
3. In yet another small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla together and set that bowl aside.    
4. In your mixer bowl, beat the butter and sugars together for about 3 minutes.  
5. Mix in the egg and vanilla mixture, then pour in the melted chocolate slowly while the mixer is mixing until all combined.  
6. Add the flour mixture and mix on slow speed until just combined, then mix in the peanut butter chips. 
7. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. 
8. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350.
9. We made the cazookies in three inch skillets and ramekins and they took about 15 minutes to cook at 350. (We filled about half with cookie dough… the dough will rise while it cooks.)  If you use a smaller ramekin then it will take less time.  Start checking at 10 minutes!
10. Remove from oven and serve hot with ice cream and sauce!