Cooking Light Fudgy Chocolate Skillet Cookie

Fudgy delicious goodness baked quickly and easily in one bowl and a fry pan!  This was in Cooking Light a number of years ago, and I finally got around to making it.  I have a very hard time believing this is really a "light" recipe (here's the original recipe here).

A couple of the original reviewers said this cookie was dry, but in my experience this was a luscious, moist brownie like cookie wedge.  I had to let it cool thoroughly as it was too fudgy to serve.  I do think this would be great scooped hot into a dish and topped with vanilla ice cream.

I sent most of these to work with my hubby to give to one of the housekeeping guys at work who we love.  The norm is to leave the treat on the office kitchen counter with his name on it, and he always gets it (and appreciates it).  However, yesterday somebody took liberties with the cute Halloween container and ate about 2/3 of the cookies.  I guess they thought they were up for grabs, but someone was powerfully disappointed. Luckily these are easy to make, so I need to whomp one up for him to replace the pilfered treats.  Now these two guys have a system to stealthily communicate that the treats are hidden in the back of the fridge, LOL, I love their strategy... "the eagle has landed, i repeat, the eagle has landed"

Makes about 16 wedges
Ingredients

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted

3 Tbsp canola oil

2 Tbsp butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, to mix in seperately

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine semisweet chocolate, canola oil, and butter in a bowl. Microwave at HIGH 45 seconds, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar, granulated sugar, and egg. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Stir in chopped milk chocolate. Scrape into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Bake at 350° for 19 minutes.

It looks pretty doughy and soft here, but I let it cool completely and then cut into wedges.