Pie for Pi Day

Happy Pi Day everyone! So, I am not a mathematical person. I never liked math actually. But I love a reason to celebrate and I REALLY love an excuse to bake. Not sure who started the pies for Pi day thing, but they deserve a hug and a big piece of their favorite pie.

One year in college, my friends and I all made a pie on Pi day. Some were savory, some were sweet. I made a sweet one of course ;) We all got together and ate pie for dinner. Super fun.
What's your favorite kind of pie?

I don't make a lot of pies. I'm more of a cake/cupcake person to be honest. I like pie, I just like baking and eating cake better. So when I came across this recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction for a pie that is part cake and part cookie.. I was intrigued.

It's baked in a pie pan, but it is a chocolate chip cookie with a cakey texture and frosting to top it off. It's very rich and sweet. It's a glass of milk required kind of dessert. It's very easy to whip together. No fancy equipment or techniques involved. 

If you aren't an over the top, sugary sweet kind of dessert lover like I am, you could just skip the frosting. But really, that would be silly. This milk chocolate frosting is so good. 

Happy pie eating!

The goods:

3/4 C unsalted butter, at room temperature 

1 C light or dark brown sugar. I've used both, both are good

1 egg + 1 egg yolk

2 tsp vanilla

2 C AP flour

2 tsp cornstarch

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1- 1 1/2 C semi sweet chocolate chips. I used about 1 C

Frosting:

2 C confectioners sugar (or more)

1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 C unsalted butter, at room temp

2 T heavy cream (you can use milk, but frosting will not be as thick)

1 tsp vanilla

dash of salt if frosting is too sweet

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray

In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until it's smooth and creamy. Add the sugar and beat until creamy. Add the egg, egg yolk and vanilla and mix until creamy.

In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix into the wet ingredients. Mix the chocolate chips in by hand. Press into the pie pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool entirely before frosting.

For the frosting, beat the butter until creamy. Sift together the confectioners sugar and cocoa and then add to butter. Add vanilla and cream and beat until smooth. Add more cream if it's too thick, or more sugar if it's too thin. Add a pinch of salt if it's too sweet. Top the pie with your frosting.