Some desserts are delicate. Precious. Plated with tweezers.
This is not that dessert.
This is a cast iron skillet cookie — crispy on the edges, gooey in the middle, and finished with a brown butter espresso glaze that makes it taste like a bakery and a campfire had a very good idea together.
We used our Brew Buddy Italian Roast for the espresso butter. Bold, smooth, low acidity — it cuts through the sweetness without fighting it. The result? A cookie that eats like a dessert and drinks like a coffee.
What You Need
- 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter
- 1 shot of Brew Buddy Italian Roast brewed strong (espresso or moka pot)
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1½ cups chocolate chips (dark preferred)
- Flaky sea salt for finishing
How to Make It
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In your cast iron skillet over medium heat, melt the butter until it turns golden and smells nutty — that's your brown butter. Pull it off the heat.
- Stir in your shot of Italian Roast espresso while the butter is still warm. Let it cool 5 minutes.
- Whisk in both sugars, then the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Fold in flour, baking soda, and salt until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spread the dough evenly in the skillet — don't overthink it, rustic is the point.
- Bake 22–26 minutes until the edges are set and the center still has a slight jiggle.
- Finish with flaky sea salt. Let it cool 10 minutes if you can wait. Serve straight from the pan.
Why Italian Roast Works Here
Most cookie recipes stop at vanilla. We go further.
Brew Buddy Italian Roast is dark, smooth, and roasted to order — which means the espresso butter you're making isn't from a stale bag sitting on a shelf. It's fresh. It's bold. And it turns a basic chocolate chip cookie into something people will ask you about for weeks.
The Brew Buddy Way
Roasted to order. Shipped fresh. Made for people who take their coffee — and their desserts — seriously.