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Chocolate Chip Cookie Slab

September 13, 2013 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

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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  1. on September 13, 2013 at 12:25 am Garden Correspondent

    This looks so good, I am sure I will dream about it until I try it myself…


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:03 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Siobhan, it’s just so much easier than shaping all those balls of dough! :)


  2. on September 13, 2013 at 12:29 am sallybr

    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!

    ;-)


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


  3. on September 13, 2013 at 12:57 am Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    Between a brownie and a cookie – sounds like it’s what I’d like!


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Maureen, it slices very thinly too, so you can eat more and not feel like you’re eating more, if that makes sense.. ;-)


  4. on September 13, 2013 at 1:12 am Pat Machin

    That looks good. I’d call it a traybake and they are always popular.

    Definitely NOT lazy!


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:05 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Pat! Over here we might call it a slice, I think…


  5. on September 13, 2013 at 1:37 am emily @ wellcookedlife.com

    We call these Blondies (as opposed to brownies) and now I want one…not lazy, CLEVER CELIA.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:07 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Emily! So that’s what blondies are!


  6. on September 13, 2013 at 3:47 am heidiannie

    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.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:08 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


  7. on September 13, 2013 at 4:14 am dianeskitchentable

    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.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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. :)


      • on September 14, 2013 at 8:57 am dianeskitchentable

        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.


        • on September 14, 2013 at 9:41 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          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


  8. on September 13, 2013 at 8:14 am theintolerantchef

    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,


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:09 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


      • on September 14, 2013 at 10:31 am theintolerantchef

        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


  9. on September 13, 2013 at 10:06 am laurasmess

    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


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:11 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


      • on September 18, 2013 at 10:33 am laurasmess

        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


  10. on September 13, 2013 at 10:36 am hotlyspiced

    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


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:12 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Charlie, you know what it’s like when we have to feed starving teenagers – time is of the essence! :D xx


  11. on September 13, 2013 at 11:10 am Norma Chang

    Not lazy, practical. I call them bar cookies.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:13 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Norma. I’m going to call them that from now on too! :)


  12. on September 13, 2013 at 12:19 pm nancy@jamjnr.com

    Nothing lazy about that at all. Maybe inspired though?


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Nancy! I’ll happily accept inspired! :D


  13. on September 13, 2013 at 12:52 pm ChgoJohn

    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. :)


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      John, thank you – because they were slightly more filling, they actually lasted a bit longer than the cookies, which usually get hoovered! :)


  14. on September 13, 2013 at 2:06 pm Tandy | Lavender and Lime

    What a great idea!


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Tandy! xx


  15. on September 13, 2013 at 4:19 pm kykaree

    In the UK they make flapjacks which never work for me, Anzac biscuit mix made this way might be really nice.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hi Kylie! I always mean to try making flapjacks, but have never gotten around to it. Thanks for the reminder!


  16. on September 13, 2013 at 6:44 pm Glenda

    Wow what a great idea. Never would have occurred to me to try it. Thank you Celia


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      You’re most welcome Glenda, I hope it works well for you! :)


  17. on September 13, 2013 at 7:21 pm Lizzy (Good Things)

    Yummy!


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      They were! xx


  18. on September 13, 2013 at 8:59 pm Glenda

    Very smart indeed, you never cease to amaze me.


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ha! You’re kind Glenda! I’m sorry for all the screaming the other day.. :)


  19. on September 13, 2013 at 9:59 pm Melanie

    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


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  20. on September 14, 2013 at 6:42 am Sophie33

    These look incredibly tasty & well-flavoured too! Yummmmmmm! have a great & fun weekend!


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sophie, thank you! You too! xx


  21. on September 14, 2013 at 7:28 am Jane @ Shady Baker

    This looks like chocolate biscuit/brownie perfection Celia x


    • on September 14, 2013 at 8:19 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jane, thank you – it was just so easy! :)


  22. on September 14, 2013 at 9:57 am Le Petit Potager

    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


    • on September 14, 2013 at 9:58 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oooh, thanks Elaine! I’m due back in next week, so I’ll look out for the chocolate! x


  23. on September 14, 2013 at 10:00 am Le Petit Potager

    I forgot to say I’m trying Pete’s biscuits as a slice this weekend


    • on September 14, 2013 at 10:04 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I’ll be curious to know how they work – lots more chocolate and less flour in that recipe! Fingers crossed! x


  24. on September 14, 2013 at 1:12 pm nusrat2010

    Anything that has to do with Chocolate is a heartthrob to me :) This golden, smiling, sunshine-y brownie/cookie of yours is a stunner :)


  25. on September 14, 2013 at 4:58 pm Pam

    I’m making this today Celia. We love your choc chip cookies, but I am often looking for something quick. What a great compromise :)


  26. on September 14, 2013 at 7:51 pm Alissa

    Yum! These look great.


  27. on September 15, 2013 at 4:56 pm Claire @ Claire K Creations

    My goodness Celia this looks utterly irresistible!


  28. on September 19, 2013 at 8:17 am Kat

    Oh I was just wondering if that would work the other day! Top job :) I shall try it now!



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