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Dessert for 14

Fall Cookie Cake

$3.44for 441 minServes 14

A soft brown sugar cookie cake bakes with chocolate chips, cools, and gets topped with colored vanilla buttercream.

Fall Cookie Cake

Photo: peasandcrayons.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Butter, 10 oz$0.40/oz typical10 oz$4.00Typical price
Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical1$0.30Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 4.5 oz$0.45/oz typical4.5 oz$2.02Typical price
Heavy cream, 0.75 oz$0.22/oz typical0.75 oz$0.17Typical price
Total for the servings shown$12.04

Swaps

  • Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and soda

Not included in the cost.

  • 41 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 14servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsFall

Typical price

$0.86 per serving$3.44 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temp
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • assorted gel food coloring

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 10-inch round cake pan.
  2. Beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
  3. Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, then stir them into the butter mixture.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips, press the dough evenly into the pan, and bake for 20 minutes, until the center is firm.
  5. Cool the cookie cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then cool it completely on a rack.
  6. Beat the softened butter, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt until smooth, tint with food coloring, and spread over the cooled cake.

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