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Milk and Cookies Cake

December 15, 2017 by Tara Noland 16 Comments

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Milk and Cookies Cake

Disclosure: I was compensated for this post. All opinions and experiences are my own.

Milk and cookies are an endearing tradition in our house. When I was growing up, I was allowed to have a bedtime snack of a couple of cookies and a big glass of cold milk – it’s delicious and refreshing. I could dunk, savour, crunch, drink to my heart’s content at the kitchen table, so milk and cookies around the holidays are a must!

At our house, we have a plate and mug set out for Santa each year because we know how much he loves it! He is a tired and thirsty elf by the time he makes it here! 

 

Milk and Cookies Cake

I have carried on the milk and cookies tradition with a twist and am sharing my recipe with you for Milk and Cookies Cake. Holiday baking is a must during the holiday season, so try this recipe and pair with milk for a delicious and refreshing holiday treat!

The kids eyes popped when they saw this cake for the first time! They devoured a piece of this cake with great enthusiasm and have since asked me to make it again!

Milk and Cookies Cake is really not that difficult to make and I am in no way a professional baker, just a home cook like you. It is just two cakes baked and then simply decorated. The cookies  make the cake look special without a lot of hassle. 

Milk and Cookies Cake

The recipe is simple enough that your kids can jump right into help! They will love putting the cookies around on the outside for Santa! I love having my family bake with me in the kitchen for the holidays!

Milk and Cookies Cake

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Milk and Cookies Cake

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Yield: 1-8" cake

Milk and Cookies Cake

Milk and Cookies Cake

This Milk and Cookies Cake is perfect for Santa to give him something just a little more special. Serve this up with a refreshing and delicious glass of cold milk.

Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour plus more for chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

Buttercream Icing

  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 6 cups icing sugar
  • 5-6 tbsp. milk (or to desired texture)
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
  • Regular sized chocolate chip cookies for decorating

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside. Prepare two 8" round cake pans with cooking spray. For flat top cakes follow these instructions.
  2. In a bowl of a stand-up mixer cream together the flour and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Add the vanilla and mix well.
  3. Alternate adding in the flour, milk and sour cream, starting and ending with the flour in a few additions. Toss chocolate chips in a small amount of extra flour to coat and then shake off excess. Add them to the batter.
  4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
  5. Let cakes cool in the pan on cooling racks.
  6. Make the icing. In a bowl of a stand-up mixer cream the butter and icing sugar together adding in the vanilla and then the milk to the consistency you like for icing.
  7. When cooled remove one cake to a platter. Ice the top and then place the second cake on top. Do a crumb coat of a thin amount of icing and let set. Then do a decorative layer. Pipe 8 rounds on the top with a star tip and then one in the center. Place cookies around the outside and then in the piped spots. Refrigerate until ready to eat, let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.
© Tara Noland
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

Milk and Cookies Cake

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Filed Under: Cakes and Cupcakes, Christmas, Dessert, Kid Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: cake, Christmas, cookies, Dairy Farmers of Canada, dessert, easy, holidays, milk

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Comments

  1. Amy Desrosiers says

    December 15, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    This cake is so darn adorable!!! I have never seen anything like it before!

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  2. Jeanette says

    December 15, 2017 at 12:31 pm

    That cake is so cute! Santa for sure would love to eat that. It is different than a regular chocolate chip cookie in it would be fun to make.

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  3. Stacie says

    December 15, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    This is genius! I love cake, and I love milk and cookies. This is the perfect dessert ever conceived. Om nom nom.

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  4. Sinisa says

    December 15, 2017 at 2:43 pm

    I wish I was Santa so I could get this cake. Love it 😍

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  5. brianne says

    December 15, 2017 at 6:04 pm

    This cakes looks so yummy and delicious! I’ve never seen anything this unique!

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  6. Liz Mays says

    December 15, 2017 at 6:50 pm

    This cake is super fun and it must be unbelievably delicious. It would definitely be perfect along with some milk.

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  7. Cyn Gagen says

    December 15, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    What an adorable fun idea! It sounds delicious and is perfect for Santa!

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  8. Cat says

    December 15, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    Oh my gosh my mouth is watering!! This cake looks amazing–and I can tell it is delicious!

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  9. Cathi Crismon says

    December 15, 2017 at 8:56 pm

    You just made me the best grandma ever! My grandkids are going to have so much fun making this awesome cake. Cheers!!

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  10. Emily says

    December 15, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    This cake looks seriously amazing! My kids would all fight for a piece with the cookie on the outside – yum!

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  11. Dawn Lopez says

    December 16, 2017 at 12:46 am

    I would be so happy if I had a piece of that amazing cake to eat right now! I love the presentation too. It’s just a great looking dessert!

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  12. susan5minutesformom says

    December 16, 2017 at 8:53 am

    What a really cute idea for a cake! I bet Santa would love to see a twist on traditional milk and cookies on Christmas Eve.

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  13. Scott says

    December 16, 2017 at 9:12 am

    I’ve never been a huge cake fan, but love my cookies! This would certainly make me a convert!

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  14. Stacie says

    December 16, 2017 at 4:45 pm

    What a fun cake idea. I’m sure Santa will love a piece of this cake instead of regular ole cookies.

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  15. monika says

    December 20, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    IF I only have regular-sized chocolate chips do I use the same amount as the mini’s?

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    • Tara Noland says

      December 20, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Those are the regular sized we have in Canada not the minis. Use what you can find and fit them to look good!

      Reply

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