Triple Layer Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Several weeks before Pat’s birthday I started asking him what sort of cake he wanted.  The first thing he said was, “Something simple.”  I was disappointed – for my favorite person’s birthday I didn’t want to make a simple cake.  Luckily a few days later Pat had a new idea: a layered chocolate chip cookie cake.

I was excited that I was going to bring this cake from Pat’s imagination to life, but I have to admit I was skeptical about how good it would taste.  It seemed a bit much.  Giant cookies, layered with frosting, and covered with even more frosting? Yikes!  That’s going to be rich.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Pat loves chocolate chip cookies.  In his mind no other desserts really compares.  It’s not an exaggeration to say that one of his highlights from our trip to Seattle was visiting a bakery called Cow Chip Cookies.  It’s sort of like Mrs. Fields except they use local ingredients, get fresh dough every two days, and never freeze the dough.  On our last day in Seattle I suggested Pat get a cookie for the train, but when we got to the store they weren’t open on Sundays.  He looked so sad that I promised I’d make him cookies when we got home.  Since I always prefer to try something new I decided to make a cookie cake instead of individual cookies.

This is what’s left after 2 days.  It takes surprisingly little time for two people to eat a 14 inch cookie. Read the rest of this entry »