Giant Cookie-in-a-Pan

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 2 cups chocolate chips 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup butter unsalted softened (2 sticks)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 serving m&m's assorted

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer
• wooden spoon
• cake server

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 37
2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat both sugars and the butter until smooth. Beat in the vanilla.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir well with a wooden spoon. The dough will be stiff. Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Spray a 10-inch cast iron skillet with cooking spray. Pat the cookie dough evenly into the skillet and decorate the surface with M&M's or sprinkles.
6. Bake until the edges are lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
7. Remove the skillet from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
8. Cut the cookie into 16 wedges and serve it directly from the skillet using a pie server.