Thursday, December 10, 2009

homemade pizookies

I was going to say that I've had a real sweet tooth lately, but the truth is that I always have a sweet tooth. I commonly make brownies and cookies, but I'm always on the lookout for something exciting and new. And back in March, we took a little trip to Arizona to visit Sam's sister, and we had pizookies. What's a pizookie? It's a giant cookie baked in a little tin served hot and gooey with a giant serving of ice cream on top. I was remembering how delish it was and decided to mimic it for our home enjoyment.
I decided I needed to start with a nice, hearty, delicious cookie dough-- because it's served slightly underdone. Also, I was fairly limited on white sugar, so I needed to find something that didn't require very much. I did a little searching and decided on this cookie from Orangette. It was perfect, firstly, because it only calls for 1/4 c white sugar. Secondly, it's perfect, period. I've decided that this oatmeal chocolate chip is hands-down the world's best cookie dough I have ever tasted. And I don't take that very lightly. This is serious stuff.
So I whipped up the cookie dough, made fairly large cookies (and just baked them like regular cookies on a cookie sheet with a silpat), and as soon as they came out of the oven (which was when they were a minute or two from being done), I flopped them into big bowls with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
This dessert hit the spot in so many ways. The cookie dough is so incredibly rich, but the ice cream counters that so you don't have to stop before you want to. And it's so comforting and wonderful-- simultaneously warm and cold, and chocolatey and gooey and chewy and creamy all at once-- it's perfect. I replicated the dessert a couple nights in a row, since we only used enough of the dough for two pizookies a night (plus a couple regular cookies for lunch the next day). If you're in a dessert rut (and hey, even if you're not), I highly recommend this.

6 comments:

  1. I can't wait to try this. It sounds INCREDIBLE right about now.

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  2. my best friend from home acquired a pizookie pan when she was working in restaurants. i wonder if they sell them somewhere? someone HAS to have done that...

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  3. That's so funny because I've just recently been telling myself that I want to perfect the art of pizookie making. I even googled some recipes. AND made regular choc chip cookies tonight. Great minds think alike!

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  4. Hear, hear on oatmeal chocolate chip cookie dough being the best dough for eating! Way to spread the joy of pizookies. Arizona is a great place, no?

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  5. I crave pizookies on a regular basis- a restaurant here called Firehouse has ph'zookies and they are absolutely delicious- but I'd rather make and eat them at home whenever I want! MMmmmm

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  6. Hannah-- I saw some little pizza pans much like unto those used for pizookies at Williams-Sonoma the other day. They cost, like, $30 though. Some day when I am rich I will buy one and see if it works for a pizookie.

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