Pizookie Recipe

How to make a pizookie in air fryer, Ninja Foodi or the oven just like a BJ’s copycat recipe! This large chocolate chip or peanut butter air fryer cookies topped with ice cream is a fun dessert to serve at home with kids.

Pizookie Recipe in Air Fryer

We started this journey by first making a batch of air fryer cookies. Those were good, but we remembered the version at BJ’s Restaurant and wondered how well that would turn out too. So…..we whipped up a batch of homemade cookie dough batter and gave it a whirl.

in Ninja Foodi

This Ninja Foodi recipe was a hit so we thought we’d share it with y’all. You could totally use refrigerated Toll house cookie dough to make things easier too but literally you only need a few ingredients.

Pizookie in the Oven

I have used this same idea to cook a Chocolate Chip Cookie in Skillet which comes out more like the one at the restaurant. Served hot right in the pan it is meant to be shared with a scoop of ice cream on top so it melts with the warmth of this dish.

with Cookie Dough

If you do go easy with the prepared stuff I would first let it sit on the counter for about an hour. This will give it time to soften and become more like a homemade dough. Then you can make Brookies with Brownie Mix and Cookie Dough with the same baking time as below.

in Ramekins

We have used these small white dishes to make air fryer cake, I suppose you could do the same here but it wouldn’t be true to size. Instead I used a springform pan that made it about the same as the small cast iron skillets they serve theirs in at the restaurant.

Ingredients

1. All purpose flour is the base to our dry ingredients
2. Baking soda will allow it to rise to fluffy
3. Brown sugar will bring a richness sweet
4. Sugar is needed as well, white granules
5. Room temperature butter or dairy free alternative works
6. Egg added at room temperature is best
7. And vanilla extract will bring the warmth

Substitutions

I love mini semi sweet chocolate chips personally. You could really use anything though including peanut butter or butterscotch chips. Top with vanilla ice cream when done.

Created at BJs it is essentially a very large cookie served warm, very soft, in a cast iron skillet with ice cream on top. There are many varieties you can choose from but all have an ooey gooey center. Keep in mind you could easily use refrigerated cookie dough to do the same thing.

Tips

The only difference is yours might end up thicker since you aren’t using these measurements so you’d need to watch the cook time. The key to the perfect cookie to me is do NOT overbake it. Once the outside is browned but the inside still looks a bit underdone, take it out.

Since it will sit in the pan for about 5 minutes it will continue cooking and harden up. Unless you like crispy all the way through….then you might want to air fry it a bit longer than stated below. I like soft in the center and the only crunch is on the outer layer.

I do have directions for the oven below too but honestly it doesn’t make sense to heat up your whole house for this. This springform pan is just the right size to fit inside your air fryer basket and small batch cookies are great for just one night. If you want to make homemade dough you’ll need:

If you were making this in the oven you’d have more of a variety as far as pans go. Anything will fit in there so you could use a really small cast iron chocolate chip skillet or small round cake pan.

The only difference will be the bake time to cook the center if it is thinner or thicker than what we did here. As with any dollops of cookies just keep an eye on it.

Know that in your Ninja Foodi or as a Cosori air fryer recipe it will look quite golden brown on top when you take it out. Once you flip it over it will be lighter in color and doesn’t taste overdone.

How to Make a Pizookie

1. Preheat air fryer or oven so the temperature is the same from beginning to end.
2. Mix flour and and baking soda in a bowl. In another wet ingredients like egg and vanilla in another until smooth. Melt the butter before adding.
3. Fold in chocolate chips and/or other add ins at the end.
4. Spray springform pan with non stick spray. Press down batter in pan so it is the same thickness.
5. Put into air fryer basket until golden brown and outer rim is firm but middle is still soft (but not raw) before unclipping and removing the outer rim.
6. Enjoy with ice cream on top.

If baking in an oven bake for approximately 13-15 minutes or until outer rim is lightly browned and center no longer looks wet. If you make this in an oven you’d want to make our cast iron chocolate chip cookie recipe, that pan works a lot better.

Another plus “baking” your pizookie recipe this way is it only takes about 20 minutes without a long preheating process. This was a chocolate chip cookie recipe but using a small batch peanut butter cookie recipe would be great too I would imagine.

Yes!! Any kind works with these directions. Timing may vary depending on the type you are using but most follow the same as listed below. During the holidays, air fryer gingerbread cookies are amazing.

What should be next?? I would say our chocolate chip cookie in a mug is beyond amazing, followed cool whip cookies which are even better than cake. If you want simple I’d go with the latter because you use cake mix as the base which means it is super duper easy to prep.

So fun this is a super easy treat for birthdays or to surprise your family after dinnertime. A printable version of this dessert recipe is below. It includes nutritional information including saturated fat etc…. That is calculated by the card itself and includes all ingredients listed below. Once you’ve thoroughly enjoyed this creation you should try something else sweet in your hot air machine!

How to reheat leftovers

I would highly suggest you eat this fresh right out of the pan. If you wanted to cook them ahead of time and warm it right before eating I would definitely undercook it. You want it really soft so maybe cook for 10 minutes and then right before eating, put in for remaining 8. I haven’t ever done this but if you were making a few this might be helpful to do so everyone could enjoy them at the same time.