If you have been following my blog then you know I am a huge Cookie Cake fan, that might be an understatement! For almost every celebration I make a cookie cake and sometimes I make it for no reason at all! You will love this Gluten-free Cookie Cake recipe I am sharing with you.
Notes: You really need a 12 inch pan or larger. The cake will spread while baking and will spill over if not at least 12 inches. My cookie dough spread out on baking pan measured just over 9 inches. This leaves plenty of room and it never spills over.
You can see here how much it spreads while baking.
To decorate I used a star tip and alternated chocolate and vanilla around the edge. I also layered the vanilla on top of chocolate for the message. 
Gluten-free Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten Free flour I used Pamela’s Artisan
- 1/2 teaspoon xantham gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick of softend butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 cups frosting of your choice I used milk chocolate and vanilla to be like the one bought from mall.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Grease 12 inch pizza pan with butter.
- Sift flour, xantham gum, baking soda, and salt together.*Optional Make your own brown sugar: mix 3/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 1/2 tsp molasses together using a fork. (See pic above) I highly recommend but if you do not have molasses then use 3/4 cup of store bought brown sugar.
- Using a mixer (handheld or stand) mix flour mixture with softened butter. Once mixed well add the following in this order: sugar mixture, egg, and then vanilla extract. Beat until dough forms.
- Add chocolate chips and mix well.
- Try to make a large ball with cookie dough. Place ball in the middle of the pan. Spread out evenly, but leave 1 1/2-2 inches from the edge.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool then add icing/decorations of your choice.
Could u substitute olive oil for butter?
Thanks for this recipe. My son also loves cookie cake but our family is GF. In your recipe I think you forgot to mention when to add the zanthan gum. I’m assuming it is sifted with the flour? Thanks!
Carla, I hope your family enjoys this cookie cake! You are correct you sift the xantham gum with the other dry ingredients.
Oh wow, that looks awesome! Will definitely be pinning this!! Thank you!
3/4 of what brown sugar? Cup?
Yes 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Sorry about that. I edited the post. Thank you.
This looks so good and so easy to make.
I’ve never made a cookie cake and it is perfect for a birthday cake. This is a nice recipe I’d like to try!