Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake by A Recipes Wiki user



Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Yields: 12 inch square cake

Description
I came up with this recipe for a friend who wanted to make a birthday cake for her husband, who loves chocolate chip cookies. The goal was to have a texture more like cake than traditional cookie bars, but still keep the cookie taste.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
 * 1 cup plus 2 tbs sugar
 * ½ cup brown sugar
 * ½ cup peanut butter
 * 4 eggs (separated)
 * 1½ tsp vanilla
 * ¼ cup dark rum
 * 2⅓ cups pastry or all-purpose flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 12 oz bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Grease and flour a 12 inch square baking pan.
 * 3) Cream together butter, 1 cup sugar, and ½ cup brown sugar.
 * 4) Add peanut butter, egg yolks, vanilla, and rum.
 * 5) Beat well.
 * 6) In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
 * 7) Add in batches to wet ingredients until just combined.
 * 8) Beat egg whites until opaque.
 * 9) Gradually add remaining 2 tbs sugar while continuing to beat until stiff.
 * 10) Mix ¼ of egg whites into batter and combine well (the whites will deflate).
 * 11) Gently fold in remaining whites and chocolate chips.
 * 12) Bake for 40-50 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.