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A chocolate chip cookie in a campfire pie iron.

Campfire Cookies

A woman's face.Angie Zoobkoff
Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies just became a camping reality.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 cookies
Calories 148 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, plus more for the skillet
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup chocolate chips
  • Cooking spray

Instructions
 

  • Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a medium bowl.
  • Stir in the egg yolk and vanilla and mix well.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix just until combined and no streaks of white remain. The dough will be thick. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Transfer the dough to a sealed container and refrigerate until you're ready to bake. If the dough is very firm, let it sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before cooking.
  • Prepare a campfire and let it cook down to low flames or very hot coals.
  • Spray both insides of the pie iron with cooking spray.
  • Pinch off a 2 tablespoon portion of the dough and shape it into a slightly flattened ball. Place it in the pie iron and close it.
  • Bake the cookie over the flame or hot coals, flipping occasionally, until the exterior of the cookie is golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. The exact timing will depend on the heat of your fire and how close your pie iron is to the heat.
  • Let the cookie cool for a few minutes before enjoying.

Notes

  • Get ahead--I recommend making the dough ahead of time, before you leave for camp. Put it in a sealed container and toss it in your cooler or RV fridge. It will be good for up to 5 days before baking the cookies, and the flavor of the dough will improve over time.
  • Keep it level--Keep your pie iron as level as possible while cooking and when you flip it, do so quickly so that the cookie doesn't have time to slide into the side of the pie iron and become misshapen.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cookieCalories: 148kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 7gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 10mgSugar: 14g
Keyword camping desserts, chocolate chip cookies, pie iron recipes
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