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Dessert for 16

Heart Shaped Cookie Cake

$3.02for 456 minServes 16

This heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie cake bakes until set, cools, and gets colorful vanilla frosting for decoration.

Heart Shaped 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$12.07

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.

  • 56 minstart to table
  • Mediumdifficulty
  • 16servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts

Typical price

$0.75 per serving$3.02 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

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter softened to room temp
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
  • 1 stick 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 for colorful frosting

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and line a large baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Beat the butter and sugars until smooth, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
  3. Whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt, then stir them into the butter mixture.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips, shape the dough into a 10-inch heart, and smooth the edges.
  5. Bake for 20 to 24 minutes, then cool completely on the baking sheet.
  6. Beat the frosting butter, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt, tint portions with food coloring, and pipe it over the cooled heart.

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