Chocolate Chip Cookie Tart

Here is my go-to recipe for parties and potlucks when I'm pressed for time. The ingredients are all inexpensive staples that I generally have on hand and almost everyone loves chocolate chip cookies. To make this look fancy, you could always drizzle melted chocolate over the top in a decorative fashion or, for a special occasion, you could pipe frosting to spell out “Happy Birthday” or “Congratulations,” etc. As a bonus, this recipe yields enough extra dough for about a dozen cookies after you make the tart.


Ingredients:

2 ¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips*

*Note: Add as many or as few chocolate chips as you like in whatever size you prefer. I have just listed my personal preference here.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a tart pan or pie pan and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda and set aside. Combine the butter and both sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl and then add the salt, vanilla, and eggs. Beat on low speed for about 1 minute. Scrape down the bowl and then add the flour mixture on low speed, mixing just until combined. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and stir in the chocolate chips by hand. Press 3 cups of the dough into the buttered pan and bake until the edges are golden brown, approximately 40 to 45 minutes.


Makes one 9-inch tart and approximately 1 dozen cookies. To bake the cookies, increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees, portion the dough by the tablespoon onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.



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