Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie à la Mode

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C for 15 min, leaving room on the middle rack for the skillet.

   oven

2. Melt the butter in an ovenproof 16 cm cast-iron skillet over low heat for 2 min. As soon as it has melted, turn off the heat and pour the butter into a large bowl, leaving a thin film in the skillet; that film keeps the cookie from sticking.

   Add in this stepUnsalted butter 50 g

   low heat

3. When the butter is lukewarm, stir in both sugars, then the egg and vanilla, and whisk until glossy. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and fold with a spatula, then add three quarters of the chocolate and mix just until no flour shows.

   Add in this stepLight brown sugar, packed 50 gGranulated sugar 20 gBeaten egg (1 egg is about 50 g) 25 gVanilla extract ½ tspAll-purpose flour 70 gBaking soda ¼ tspSalt ¼ tspChocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) 53 g

4. Scrape the dough into the 16 cm skillet, spread it evenly to the edges with the back of a spoon and press the remaining chocolate into the top.

   Add in this stepChocolate chips (or chopped chocolate) 18 g

5. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 15 min. It is ready when the outer 1 cm is deep golden and set, and the center is puffed but still soft and slightly wobbly.

   oven

6. The handle is extremely hot: always use an oven mitt and set the skillet on a trivet for 5 min. Once the center has settled slightly, top with one scoop of ice cream per person and a pinch of flaky salt, and eat straight from the pan with spoons.

   Add in this stepScoops of vanilla ice cream 2Flaky sea salt (optional) 1 pinch