Description
Make a large cookie cake decorated like an American football field using a sheet pan. This recipe covers the cookie base and detailed green and white icing instructions for game day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 pound vanilla frosting, divided
- Green food coloring (gel preferred)
- White food coloring (gel preferred)
- Brown food coloring (optional, for goalposts)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a standard 18×13 inch sheet pan or line it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips if using.
- Press the cookie dough evenly onto the prepared sheet pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the center is set. Do not overbake.
- Let the cookie cake cool completely on the pan on a wire rack.
- Divide the vanilla frosting. Color about two-thirds of the frosting green for the field. Color a small portion white for the yard lines and end zones. Keep the remaining frosting white or color it brown for accents.
- Once the cookie is cool, spread the green frosting evenly over the entire surface to create the grass.
- Use the white frosting in a piping bag fitted with a small round tip to pipe the yard lines across the green field, marking every 5 or 10 yards.
- Pipe a solid white border for the end zones at each end of the field.
- Use remaining white or brown frosting to add goalposts at the back of the end zones if desired.
Notes
- Use gel food coloring for the green icing; liquid coloring can thin the frosting too much.
- For sharp yard lines, chill the green-frosted cookie for 15 minutes before piping the white lines.
- You can use crushed vanilla wafers mixed with a little melted chocolate to create a ‘dirt’ look around the goalposts.
- If you do not have a piping bag, cut a small corner off a sturdy zip-top bag for basic piping.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 12
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 50