When I’m feeling a bit lazy…
…I make up our regular chocolate chip cookie recipe…
…and bake it in a slab pan…
I don’t bother chilling the dough or shaping it into balls, I just scrape it into a lined 23cm x 33cm (9″ x 13″) baking pan and bake it in a preheated 150C (300F) fan-forced oven for 25 minutes.
The end result, according to my boys, is halfway between a brownie and a cookie. It cuts well into squares or thin slices, as it’s reasonably firm in texture. It’s quite delicious, and was very popular when Pete’s family were here for the long weekend.
I wonder if this would work with other cookie dough recipes as well?
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This looks so good, I am sure I will dream about it until I try it myself…
Siobhan, it’s just so much easier than shaping all those balls of dough! :)
Oh, dear… Let me politely correct you: “Lazy” and “Celia” don’t go on the the same phrase.. Ever. You see, when people get lazy they do nothing. Absolutely nothing. They sit and they stare.
you? You bake an amazing chocolaty concoction that is making me swoon!
;-)
You’re kind hon, but I do get a bit lazy sometimes. Particularly when it comes to exercise! Unlike you, I’m not running up hills! :)
Between a brownie and a cookie – sounds like it’s what I’d like!
Maureen, it slices very thinly too, so you can eat more and not feel like you’re eating more, if that makes sense.. ;-)
That looks good. I’d call it a traybake and they are always popular.
Definitely NOT lazy!
Thanks Pat! Over here we might call it a slice, I think…
We call these Blondies (as opposed to brownies) and now I want one…not lazy, CLEVER CELIA.
Thanks Emily! So that’s what blondies are!
I do this with peanut butter cookie doughs- and it works just fine. I know what you mean about lazy- sometimes all those separate cookies balls just seem to take forever to dip out and bake!
These look lovely, dear.
Heidi, thank you for understanding – making the dough is easy, but sometimes scooping out and making separate cookies (and then having to do two batches in the oven) just feels like too much hard work! :)
That sounds wonderful but I can’t imagine you ever being lazy. You seem to do more in 1 week than I manage in a month. I do get what you mean about all the individual cookies – it does get tedious.
Di, thank you, but I really do get lazy in the kitchen. I just try to make sure that when I’m not, I make a heap of stuff and stock up, so I can just pull stuff out of the freezer when I need it. :)
I was just reading your new post and can’t tell you how much I admire your creativity and love these ideas. I’m going to keep re-reading that one to motivate me and think about using my freezer more. I stopped freezing food years ago when I realized that whatever went in there never came back out. When we moved from our last house I finally thre out a frozen chicken that had been in there for about 6 years…pretty bad huh? I asked my husband if maybe we should move the old bird with us just for sentimental reasons but we finally tossed that guy.
Diane, you crack me up! We had a piece of wedding cake in the freezer for over a decade until I finally said, “I think it’s been there long enough”. :) But you SHOULD have taken the frozen chicken with you – it was almost part of the family by then! Thank you for your kind words, it’s been so lovely to discover your blog and being able to chat to you! x
What a good idea Celia! The texture would be a nice change, but the familiar flavour would still be there. I’ll have to give this a try next time I’m in a hurry, but it will be interesting to see how my OCD tendencies cope :) xox,
Becca darling, it would be much easier on your hands! I can’t imagine OCD cookies – mine never look the same, even in the same batch! :)
I use scoops to get exact measures Celia. Once I used a different shaped one and one of my customers weighed all the biscuits too compare just in case he was being ripped off (he wasn’t!) So I’m always extra careful xox
Yum! This looks so gorgeous. I’ve always thought that blondies taste like a big slab of cookie dough baked in a pan. That’s what I’ve liked about them… though I reckon this kind of cookie brownie would be even more delicious. And yes, I agree… the words ‘lazy’ and ‘Celia’ don’t seem to correlate! You’re one of the most amazing cooks I’ve ever come across xx
Laura, that is very kind, thank you! My Pete is an engineer, and he told me yesterday that all engineers are inherently lazy and therefore always trying to find an easier way to do things! Maybe it’s the same with us cooks! :)
Hahahaa! I love that. I would agree, I have a couple of friends who are engineers and they’d share that sentiment! Probably right re us cooks. Why take three hours if you can have something equally delicious in half an hour? :) xx
I’m sure I would like this because when I make choc chip cookies I try to make them as thick and chunky as possible because I prefer a soft, chewy centre. This is a great idea Miss C xx
Charlie, you know what it’s like when we have to feed starving teenagers – time is of the essence! :D xx
Not lazy, practical. I call them bar cookies.
Thanks Norma. I’m going to call them that from now on too! :)
Nothing lazy about that at all. Maybe inspired though?
Thanks Nancy! I’ll happily accept inspired! :D
Celia. Who cares if it would work with other recipes? It works just fine with chocolate chip cookies and one needn’t look any further. This is perfection. :)
John, thank you – because they were slightly more filling, they actually lasted a bit longer than the cookies, which usually get hoovered! :)
What a great idea!
Thanks Tandy! xx
In the UK they make flapjacks which never work for me, Anzac biscuit mix made this way might be really nice.
Hi Kylie! I always mean to try making flapjacks, but have never gotten around to it. Thanks for the reminder!
Wow what a great idea. Never would have occurred to me to try it. Thank you Celia
You’re most welcome Glenda, I hope it works well for you! :)
Yummy!
They were! xx
Very smart indeed, you never cease to amaze me.
Ha! You’re kind Glenda! I’m sorry for all the screaming the other day.. :)
Great idea! I could then just cut the slab in two, hubby could eat one half and me the other:) Just kidding. Will try that with the NY Times Choc Chip recipe I use. xx Mel
Hahaha…Mel, I guess that would work! The big thing for me is that it’s easier on the hands and wrists – they play up a bit on me occasionally!
These look incredibly tasty & well-flavoured too! Yummmmmmm! have a great & fun weekend!
Sophie, thank you! You too! xx
This looks like chocolate biscuit/brownie perfection Celia x
Jane, thank you – it was just so easy! :)
I went to Chefs Warehouse yesterday to stock up on chocolate (they had a gorgeous single origin milk chocolate 39% solids) as well as one of those wonderful moulis for a Christchurch friend who needs a replacement
Oooh, thanks Elaine! I’m due back in next week, so I’ll look out for the chocolate! x
I forgot to say I’m trying Pete’s biscuits as a slice this weekend
I’ll be curious to know how they work – lots more chocolate and less flour in that recipe! Fingers crossed! x
Anything that has to do with Chocolate is a heartthrob to me :) This golden, smiling, sunshine-y brownie/cookie of yours is a stunner :)
I’m making this today Celia. We love your choc chip cookies, but I am often looking for something quick. What a great compromise :)
Yum! These look great.
My goodness Celia this looks utterly irresistible!
Oh I was just wondering if that would work the other day! Top job :) I shall try it now!