Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake | The Hutch Oven's Emily Hutchinson

Cookbook author and cookie decorator extraordinaire Emily Hutchinson of "The Hutch Oven" shares a scrumptious chocolate chip cookie in the form of a cake. On game day, she likes to decorate it using a touchdown theme. It's easy to do and is always a hit with friends and family. 

If you'd like to try it, all you need are store-bought chocolate and vanilla icing (mix some green food coloring into some of the latter for the "grass"), confetti sprinkles and shredded coconut. To turn the coconut green, place it in a zip-top bag and add a few drops of green food coloring—a little goes a long way!—then rub and shake it together until uniform. To pipe the lines and numbers, use a piping bag or a zip-top bag with a tiny bit cut off one of the bottom corners. Use the photo above as a guide when creating your football field and have fun with it!  

Pro Tip from Emily: Crack the eggs into a small bowl instead of directly into the butter mixture to prevent shells from ending up in your dough. They are much easier to see and remove when they are in a separate bowl. Also, it's important to not use two whole eggs in this recipe or the cookie will have a cakelike texture. 

Check out her cookbook Creative Cookie Decorating for Everyone. 

For more recipes from our "Game Day" episode, check out Rach's Beef and Chorizo Burgers, Rashad Jennings' Sliders With Bacon & Sesame Slaw and Josh Capon's Meatball Hero Bar.