Giant Heart Shaped Pan Cookie Food

GIANT HEART-SHAPED PAN COOKIE

Steps:

• Trace the bottom of a heart-shaped aluminum pan over parchment paper; cut along the tracing. Spray pan lightly with cooking spray and line with the heart-shaped paper.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and creamy. Add egg and vanilla; mix until batter is blended, about 50 strokes.
• Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda together in a small bowl. Add flour mixture into the batter; stir until thick but spreadable, about 100 strokes. Fold in milk chocolate pieces gently. Pour batter into the prepared pan; spread evenly with a spatula, leaving a 1-inch margin from the sides.
• Bake in the middle shelf of the preheated oven until edges are golden brown and middle is set, 18 to 23 minutes. Press any remaining milk chocolate pieces into the still-warm cookie for decoration.
• Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack and remove the parchment paper.

GIANT HEART COOKIE

Steps:

• For the cookie:
• Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter 12" heart cookie pan with butter, line with parchment paper and set aside.
• Beat butter, brown sugar and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping bowl down as needed. Add egg and egg yolk and mix well. Add vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Lastly, mix in chocolate chips.
• Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and using the palm of your hand spread the dough evenly into it. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes.
• Cool completely. Use small metal spatula to go around edge of pan. Place cooling rack over top of pan and invert onto rack. Remove pan and parchment paper. Cover with second cooling rack and flip back over.
• For the frosting:
• Place butter, confectioners sugar, cocoa and milk into large mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until blended. Beat on medium high speed for 3 minutes.
• The frosting may either be spread over top of entire cookie or put into a pastry bag with decorative tip (parchment or plastic) to pipe design and writing over top of cookie.

HEART-SHAPED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 12 1/2-inch heart-shaped cake pan. Dust the bottom and sides with flour; tap to remove any excess. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl using a wooden spoon, combine the butter, both sugars, and vanilla; beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg, and mix until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Using your fingers, press dough into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake until light golden brown, about 25 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes. Invert pan to release cookie and return to wire rack to cool completely, top side up. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
• Transfer ganache to a medium pastry bag fitted with an Ateco plain #7 tip. Pipe desired decoration onto cookie.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PAN COOKIE (WILTON HEART PAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• spray pan with vegetable pan spray.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Oil your hands and pat dough into pan almost to the edges. You can now sprinkle with sugar in you want a "sparkly" finish and plan not to decorate.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool on rack for 5 minutes.
• Put cooling rack over top of cookie and gently flip to remove cookie.
• Let cool completely before cutting on decorating.

GIANT HEART-SHAPED PAN COOKIE

Steps:

• Trace the bottom of a heart-shaped aluminum pan over parchment paper; cut along the tracing. Spray pan lightly with cooking spray and line with the heart-shaped paper.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until smooth and creamy. Add egg and vanilla; mix until batter is blended, about 50 strokes.
• Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda together in a small bowl. Add flour mixture into the batter; stir until thick but spreadable, about 100 strokes. Fold in milk chocolate pieces gently. Pour batter into the prepared pan; spread evenly with a spatula, leaving a 1-inch margin from the sides.
• Bake in the middle shelf of the preheated oven until edges are golden brown and middle is set, 18 to 23 minutes. Press any remaining milk chocolate pieces into the still-warm cookie for decoration.
• Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack and remove the parchment paper.

HEART-SHAPED CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Butter 12 inch heart shaped pan. Can also use a jelly roll pan. Dust the bottom and sides with flour; tap to remove any excess. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl using a wooden spoon, combine butter, both sugars, and vanilla, beat for 5 minutes or until fluffy. (I use my kitchenaid mixer for this). Add the egg and mix until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. (I use either Ghiradelli or Guttiard. Sometimes I cut up chocolate bars and use instead of chips.).
• Using your fingers, press dough into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake about 25 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Transfer to wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Invert pan to release cookie and return to wire rack to cool completely, top side up. Allow to cool completely before decorating.