Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
Soft, chewy cookies sandwiched around creamy vanilla ice cream. Ready in under an hour with minimal effort and maximum nostalgia.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 320
- Protein
- 4g
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- 1
Mix flour with 0.5 tsp salt and 0.5 tsp baking soda in a bowl.
- 2
Beat butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Add egg and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
- 4
Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
- 5
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 6
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- 7
Bake until edges are golden and centers still look soft, 10–12 minutes.
- 8
Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- 9
Let cookies cool completely, about 15 minutes. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- 10
Soften ice cream at room temperature for 2–3 minutes until spreadable.
- 11
Spread 2 tbsp ice cream on the flat side of one cookie.
- 12
Top with a second cookie, flat side down. Press gently and freeze immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- mixing bowls
- electric mixer
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
- wire cooling rack
- spoon or cookie scoop
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