Chocolate-Chip-Cookie Icebox Cake
Serves: 5
Gabriella Kub
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
49
Sweetness
51
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.25 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Soda1.25 tsps
Salt1.5 cups
Light Brown Sugar (packed)2 tbsps
Granulated Sugar2 large
Egg2 tsps
Vanilla Extract4 cups
Heavy Cream (well chilled)230 g
Mascarpone Cheese1 tbsp
Whiskey (optional)Directions:
1
To make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper
3
Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl
4
With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter and both sugars until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes
5
Reduce speed to low
6
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until combined after each and scraping down sides of bowl as needed
7
Add flour mixture in 3 batches, then beat in vanilla
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Fold in chocolate chips
9
Using a 1 1/4-inch ice-cream scoop (or a tablespoon), scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart
10
Bake until edges are golden brown and centers are set, 14 to 16 minutes
11
Transfer sheets to wire racks to cool 5 minutes
12
Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely
13
To make the cream: With an electric mixer on medium speed, whisk 3 cups cream and the mascarpone in a chilled bowl until soft peaks form
14
Add granulated sugar and whiskey (if using)
15
Whisk on medium-high speed until medium-stiff peaks form
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Refrigerate until ready to use
17
To assemble the cake, dab the bottom of 11 cookies with a very small amount of cream mixture; arrange 9 in a circle on a serving plate, with 2 cookies in the middle
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Carefully spread 1 cup cream mixture evenly over cookies, leaving a slight border
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Repeat to form 7 more layer (staggering cookies), ending with cookies (you'll have a few cookies left over)
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Refrigerate, lightly draped with plastic wrap, overnight
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To serve, whisk remaining 1 cup cream until soft peaks form, and spread over top of cake
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Garnish with chocolate curls
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To serve, cut the cake into wedges with a serrated knife