Chocolate Chunk Cookie Slice

A ‘slice of heaven’. Truly. This chocolate chunk cookie slice is so moorish and much easier than preparing cookies!

I do love eating cookies but cookies require the somewhat tedious job of rolling bits of dough into balls 20 or more times. And I must admit that sometimes, I just can’t.be.bothered.

So I decided to come up with a shortcut with no compromises to texture or taste – we whip up cookie dough as per usual and then spoon it into a baking pan and we’re done!

No rolling required.

Win.

The texture is still gooey, fudgy and moorish just like their other partner in crime, the chocolate chunk cookie. There’s something a little bit exciting about eating a cookie in a slice form, don’t you think?

You could also bake these and these as a slice too. Great school lunch idea!

3 REASONS TO LOVE THIS CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE SLICE:

1. SUPER FAST

You’ll be eating these before you know it!

Spooning the cookie dough straight into a baking pan saves you so much time.

Rolling cookie dough into balls and then baking them one tray at a time until they are all baked takes time!

This is the perfect treat to whip up if you have last minutes guests arriving or are just wanting cookies NOW.

2. IT IS A FUN ALTERNATIVE:

I do LOVE cookies but sometimes it is fun to mix it up! Cookie dough in a slice is just fun and kinda like eating a brownie cookie. Who doesn’t love a brownie cookie?

3. NO CHILL TIME REQUIRED

This cookie dough needs to be chilled if making it into cookies so that the mixture is firm enough to roll into balls. However, for this chocolate chunk cookie slice recipe, the baking pan provides a structure for the chocolate chunk cookie slice so there is no need to chill beforehand.

INGREDIENTS:

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this chocolate chunk cookie slice:

BUTTER: The butter is melted to create a deliciously chewy and fudgy texture. YUM

BROWN + WHITE SUGAR: Both brown sugar and white sugar are used and play a different role. Brown sugar is used in this recipe to provide moisture, richness and fudginess, whilst the white sugar creates a crispy and crunchy texture. 

FLOUR: Plain (all-purpose flour) is needed for this recipe.

BAKING SODA: This is the only leavener used. Baking soda neutralises the brown sugar which is an acidic ingredient and helps the cookie slice to rise and create a tender yet fudgy texture.

SALT: Never underestimate the power of salt! It adds flavour, and no recipe is the same without it. 

VANILLA EXTRACT: Try to use good quality if you can

EGGS: One egg plus one egg yolk is used (instead of two whole eggs in other recipes). Egg whites help add lift but can also dry baked goods out. Removing one egg white prevents this extra lift and drying out which thus results in a more dense, more tender and more fudgy chocoate chunk cookie slice.

CHOCOLATE: I like big chunks of chocolate in my chocolate CHUNK cookie slice, so I use Whittaker’s, (chopped into chunks) but you could also use chocolate drops or chips -milk, dark, sweet – whatever you like best!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE SLICE:

1. Preheat oven to 180C (355F) and grease a 20cm x 30cm (9 x 13) baking pan and line with baking paper. Set aside. Chop up the butter in cubes and place in a medium sized pot (cutting the butter helps the butter to melt evenly and quickly). Melt butter over a low-to medium heat and mix in brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Set aside to cool slightly (we need to add the eggs soon and we don’t want them to cook).

2. In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and then whisk them together to ensure that they are evenly distributed. Set this aside.

3. To the butter mixture, add vanilla, egg and egg yolk and beat until light and creamy.

4. Now add the sifted ingredients until just blended. Check the temperature of the dough with your hand. If it’s still really warm, it may melt the chocolate. In which case, leave in the fridge for a a few minutes to cool slightly. Once it’s cool enough, stir in the chocolate.

5. Spoon batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. When cool, lift the entire slice out of the pan using the sides of the baking paper and cut into squares.