Happy Birthday Lex!

Today is my friend Alexis' birthday and since chocolate chip cookies are her favorite, I decided to make a giant chocolate chip cookie cake. Here is the recipe from Emeril:

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 14-inch pizza pan.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs, beating well after the addition of each.

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix with a whisk. Add to the butter mixture, mixing to incorporate, and add the vanilla extract. Fold in the chocolate chips. Spread across the bottom of the prepared pan

and bake until the edges are golden and the cookie is set but the center is still slightly soft, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

The cookie spilled over the edge a bit but it was salvageable. Then I decided to decorate it and thought it would be nice to sprinkle it with powdered sugar and cocoa. Turns out it just looks like dirt on a giant cookie. Oops. Happy birthday anyway, Lex!