Double Dutch Pizza Cookie

This indulgent pizza cookie was created by the Classic Cookie Co. for their cookie counter in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, skyway in the 1980s.

Servings: 12

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Ingredients

¾ c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1½ c. flour
¼ c. cocoa
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
¾ c. plain M&Ms
⅔ c. nuts, chopped
¾ to 1 c. miniature marshmallows
¼ c. flaked coconut

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 12- or 13-inch round pizza pan, then line with kitchen parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, mixing very well. Fold in ½ cup of the M&Ms and ⅓ cup of the nuts.
Spread dough onto prepared pan to within ½ inch from the edge. Sprinkle with remaining candy and nuts, then add marshmallows evenly over dough.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until edges are set. Do not over bake. Sprinkle coconut over top.
Cool 10 minutes on pan. Gently remove cookie with liner to wire rack to cool thoroughly.
Cut into wedges to serve.

About Classic Cookie Co.

Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Status:
Open

Dates active:
1984-present

Retirement is supposed to be a time to relax and enjoy life at a less stressful pace. Most people don’t start a food service business in retirement, but that’s precisely what John Lundgren did. He opened the Classic Cookie Co. in June 1984 with his retirement savings, war bonds from his father, and a whole lot of hope.

Classic Cookie Co. has been a family-run staple in the skyway of what is now the CenturyLink Building in Minneapolis for 40 years. All of the recipes are baked fresh from old tried-and-true family recipes, with a few of the Lundgren family’s new concoctions thrown in.

Back when the cookie counter first opened, word of the Double Dutch Pizza Cookie was the most talked about dessert in the skyway. A 12-inch brownie crust was topped with candy, marshmallows, and coconut as the toppings. It sold for $6.50. After a while, customers could buy a slice of the cookie pizza for $0.85.

Customers continue to be lured from their offices with the smell of freshly baked treats and friendly conversation Monday through Thursday. And it’s not just cookies, folks; for years, the counter served up bars, muffins, and more special goodies.

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