Cookie Cake

Summer is in full swing for our boys, and we started it off with swimming lessons.
All of the boys did really well and worked very hard.
I wanted to get them a treat to celebrate their good behavior and job well done.

(Yes, good behavior.. there were other kids there that were absolutely horrible. Pushing other kids in the water, screaming, crying, and not listening. I want them to know that I appreciate that they listen and can be taken into public without us having to say anything.)

Went off topic there, sorry. Anyway.

My first thought was just to go pick up a cookie cake from American Cookie. Everyone loves those but I really didn't want to pay the price for one, so, I decided to make one of my own.

Here's the recipe I came up with.

Ingredients:

• 1 c. Butter, softened
• 1 c. Brown Sugar
• 2 tsp. Vanilla
• 2 Eggs
• 1 Large Box Vanilla Pudding
• 2 c. Flour
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 Bag of Hershey Dark Chocolate Chips

Instructions:

In a large mixing bowl, add together your butter and sugar.
Once creamed, add vanilla, pudding packet, and eggs (one at a time).
Cream as well.
Add baking soda, stir until blended in and then add flour.
Mix until creamy and then hand stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased 9" round cake pan.
Cook at 350 for 40-50 minutes.

 ***** You may think your cookie is burning, be assured that it is not.

***** I frosted around the edge and sides just to make it look pretty. I may not next time, frosting made it a little too sweet for my liking.