{"id":2459,"date":"2014-11-17T04:01:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/?p=2459"},"modified":"2014-12-06T04:30:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T04:30:32","slug":"cookie-cake-from-scratch-birthday-cookie-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/cookie-cake-from-scratch-birthday-cookie-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Cake From Scratch &#8211; Birthday Cookie Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Cookie-Cake-from-Scratch-Birthday-Cake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2460\" title=\"Cookie Cake from Scratch - Birthday Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Cookie-Cake-from-Scratch-Birthday-Cake-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Cookie-Cake-from-Scratch-Birthday-Cake-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Cookie-Cake-from-Scratch-Birthday-Cake-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>If you have regular Sunday Dinners as we propose, you are bound to have several family birthdays.\u00a0 There is no better way to celebrate than with a cookie cake and ice cream, plus a few presents!<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 Cups &#8211; Nestle(r) Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels<\/li>\n<li>1 3\/4 Cups &#8211; All Purpose Flour<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 Teaspoon &#8211; Baking Soda<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 Teaspoon &#8211; Salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 Sticks &#8211; Butter (3\/4 Cup)<\/li>\n<li>2 Each &#8211; Medium Eggs<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 Cup &#8211;\u00a0 Brown Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 Cup &#8211; Sugar<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 Teaspoon &#8211; Vanilla Extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 375 degrees<\/li>\n<li>Thoroughly grease a 12&#8243; round cookie sheet with at least 1\/2&#8243; vertical or sloped sides.<\/li>\n<li>Mix flour, baking soda and salt.\u00a0 I use a KitchenAid 6 qt mixer on low speed.<\/li>\n<li>Work in the butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and eventually the chocolate.<\/li>\n<li>Spread into pre-greased pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake on medium rack for 18-20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Cool.<\/li>\n<li>Add icing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2461\" title=\"IMG_7414\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7414-435x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7414-435x580.jpg 435w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7414-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final note: I&#8217;m a terrible cake decorator and have only attempted it a few times.\u00a0 Our daughter Kate is a pro, so I usually hold back and let her perform her magic.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?s=cake\" target=\"_blank\">HERE are a few of her creations.<\/a> When our youngest daughter, Ashley turned 2 years old, I decided to make a cake for her.\u00a0 She liked butterflies and she liked chocolate, so I made a butterfly shaped chocolate cake.\u00a0 Sounds good, right?\u00a0 Well it looked awful.\u00a0 I added a few M&amp;Ms to jazz it up and my wife and young kids made fun of me for about 30 years.\u00a0 So this cookie cake has a token dark butterfly, just to show them I really do LOVE them.\u00a0 Sticks and stones &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have regular Sunday Dinners as we propose, you are bound to have several family birthdays.\u00a0 There is no better way to celebrate than with a cookie cake and ice cream, plus a few presents! 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