So here’s a question for you. When you were a kid, why did savory foods always get segregated from one another and how come it never was—and still isn’t—the case with sweets?
Remember when you didn’t like your food to touch each other? How the lunch room divided trays were a godsend to just about any and every elementary age child?
Don’t let my gravy come a lick within the carrots!
Ew, I can’t eat my potatoes because they had a confrontation with the mustard!
But when it comes to sweets, it seems that the more sweet we can load into a single recipe, the more enticing it is.
Hence, Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches. And if that isn’t a mouthful, just try eating one.
My Smudge has had a weird throat sickness for the past few days and with the strep test coming back negative, a fever still hanging on and her poor tongue covered in canker sores, I’ve decided it’s perfectly acceptable to have ice cream sandwiches for dinner.
I mean, it is a sandwich afterall. Right?
Where many ice cream sandwich recipes I’ve seen have focused on making the ice cream the homemade element of the recipe, this time around I went for the cookie being the DIY base.
Heaven forbid I should attempt both.
These Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies are pretty delectable all on their own, as my husband attested to as he ate 6 of them. The addition of espresso powder deepens the chocolate flavor and with big, and I do mean BIG, chunks of dark chocolate bits. In my humble opinion, if you’re going for chocolate, go deep and go dark.
And since my husband said this is the best ice cream sandwich he’s ever eaten…I’ll just leave it at that.
About the recipe:
Topping this richness off with a chilly ice cream of your choice lightens the flavor load just right. I used a thoroughly decadent vanilla bean from Haagen Dazs and a Chocolate Swiss Almond. But pretty much EVERY flavor of ice cream goes with chocolate. At least that’s what I say…
I bought the small cartons of prepackaged ice cream and with a sharp knife cut straight through the packaging to create round discs to sandwich in between my cookies. I think it gives the cookies a decadent, homemade look, kind of like frosting on a cake.
But if you’re looking for ice cream centers that are a bit more precise, Lindsay has a great tip to achieve a tidier look.
And of course, if you’re feeling industrious, homemade ice cream (I’m partial to this recipe) is perfectly acceptable as well.
With the few ice cream sandwich cookies that didn’t get eaten, I put them in a plastic container and froze them. Allow them to sit on the counter for a few minutes or zap in the microwave for 5 seconds to soften for easiest eating.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- ⅔ cup Dutch process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups dark chocolate chunks
- 2 14- ounce packages ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet mat.
- In bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, creaming well in between each egg addition. Add vanilla and blend.
- In separate bowl, sift flour, espresso powder, cocoa, baking soda and kosher salt. Mix in half of flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix. Add remaining half and mix. Mix in chocolate chunks.
- Drop cookies by rounded tablespoon onto baking sheets. Bake 12 minutes. Remove from oven and move to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once cookies have cooled completely, remove ice cream from freezer and let sit at room temperature for 3-5 minutes to soften slightly. Set ice cream container on its side. With sharp, serrated knife, cut through ice cream container into ½ to ¾ inch rounds.
- Working quickly, remove wrapper and place slice of ice cream on bottom side of cookie, then top with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and serve immediately or wrap individually in plastic wrap, place in a freezer bag and freeze for later.
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- ⅔ cup Dutch process cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups dark chocolate chunks
- 2 14- ounce packages ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet mat.
- In bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugars until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, creaming well in between each egg addition. Add vanilla and blend.
- In separate bowl, sift flour, espresso powder, cocoa, baking soda and kosher salt. Mix in half of flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix. Add remaining half and mix. Mix in chocolate chunks.
- Drop cookies by rounded tablespoon onto baking sheets. Bake 12 minutes. Remove from oven and move to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once cookies have cooled completely, remove ice cream from freezer and let sit at room temperature for 3-5 minutes to soften slightly. Set ice cream container on its side. With sharp, serrated knife, cut through ice cream container into ½ to ¾ inch rounds.
- Working quickly, remove wrapper and place slice of ice cream on bottom side of cookie, then top with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and serve immediately or wrap individually in plastic wrap, place in a freezer bag and freeze for later.
Right now you could be thinking, “Sheesh Heidi, thanks for aggravating my sweet tooth. Now I want more, More, MORE!”
Don’t worry. I gotcha covered.
Below are a few 5-napkins-needed ice cream sand snacks you should definitely put on your to-make list. And if these simply aren’t enough, this cookbook will steer you into a sandwich licking frenzy.
Almond Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches
These little honeys are almost too precious to even consider chomping into. But look so good, I don’t know how one could resist. Light as a pillow, macarons make the ultimate sandwich hugging base. Recipe here.
Peanut Butter Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
This one is a no-brainer. This bad boy combines decadent chocolate brownies made in two cake pans then frozen into one big square that’s layered with ice cream and PB for maximum ease in serving to eagerly awaiting masses. Recipe here.
Raspberry Greek Yogurt Ice Cream Sandwiches
Now, this treat is the ultimate in ease thanks to a sum total of 4 ingredients needed. And who doesn’t love a graham cracker crumb? I feel like an episode of The Brady Bunch is in order. Recipe here.
Oatmeal Cream Pie Ice Cream Sandwich
Ever the overachiever, Annalise has baked what she deems, “the best oatmeal cookie I’ve ever made. Seriously.” Then she’s slathered on homemade ice cream, not store-bought, because that’s how she does things. Resulting in an entirely decadent cookie sandwich. My hat is off to you fair lady. Recipe here.
Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwich
These bite size poppers remind me of being in college and being completely self-indulgent and creating a crazy mash-up of flavors with odd-ball ingredients one would never think of matching up. But then they do in the most delicious of ways. Recipe here.
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These look so good! Love double chocolate chip cookies and they’re even better when you add ice cream!
Hi Heidi! This is so beautiful. I would love you to stop by Food on Friday: Ice Cream & Sorbets over at Carole’s Chatter to add this to the recipe collection! Cheers!
I am screaming for these Ice Cream Sandwiches! Pinning!
Your photos are beautiful! And thanks for linking to my book :) :)
Cookies + Ice Cream = Heaven!!! These cookies look awesome. I agree with your chocolate preferences deep and dark! Yes!
Drool! It’s true, even as I child I didn’t mind my desserts from mingling :)
Looks amazing! Ice cream sandwiches are one of my favorite things – and something my friends always request I make. Can’t wait to try these cookies!
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If you hear a plinking sound, that would be me drooling all over the keyboard right now! Wow! 20 degrees or not, I’m ready to dive headfirst into these ice cream sandwiches!!
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I admit – I was one of those weirdos who loved mixing their foods – sweets and savories!! And this is totally a mix that is up my alley!
My kind of dessert! Love! Thanks for featuring our Ritz ice cream sandwiches! xo
I love ice cream sandwiches, I can’t get enough of them. Make them constantly. Yours look divine and I’d happily eat any you don’t want. lol
The link to Lindsay’s ice cream sandwiches is directing to my cookie dough ones. Which was good as I missed those when she posted them and now want to make them. I was wondering where the referrals were coming from.
Off to churn some ice cream, you got me all hungry.
Thanks Kim for the correx, I got my links for different posts mixed up!
This is making me long for summer! (And ice cream…and giant chocolate chunks…obviously). Love the tips for cutting out the ice cream. I like the rustic look of yours. I just can’t believe you were able to snag all these gorgeous pictures before they melted all over the place.
Ice cream in any form makes me happy and these sandwiches… definite need.
Ice cream sandwiches are totally acceptable for dinner, love these!
The only thing better than chocolate is chocolate on chocolate cookies with chocolate ice cream. These look divine! Love that first shot…
I think we make up for the “no savory food touching” thing in dessert. I want EVERYTHING on my froyo! And how are salads an exception? That’s literally everything mixed into one bowl. I dunno, kids are crazy ;)
I love the slicing through the packaging trick. Its really helpful to do that when making ice cream cake layers too and also with the rectangular ice cream sandwiches.
These cookies look to die for! Hope your little one feels better soon!
And just like that I’m mentally transported to summertime. These ice cream sandwiches look crazy good, I could a dozen of those cookies all by themselves for sure. Sorry Smudge is still sick! If I were her I’d let my symptoms linger a little longer in the hopes of more ice cream for dinner. :)
And finally, thanks for including my ice cream sandwiches in the roundup!
Holy yum! You have totally blown my mind with the whole “only sweets can touch when you’re a kid thing”- SO TRUE! Also, looooove this recipe. The cookies themselves look unreal on their own, but ice cream makes everything better.
omgoodness those almond macaroon ice cream sandwiches… wow. But thought you would like to know that your links for those goes to Cravings of a Lunatic, and they are from Love+Olive oil. I have a foodie crush on your site!!
Poor Smudge! The stuff that works the best for mouth sores is Chloraseptic. It takes away the pain as soon as you spray it on. Works great on sunburns, too!
AAAAAHH MUST MAKE THESE. Cold be damned. So pretty and so crave-worthy.
(Also, thanks for sharing my macaron ice cream sandwiches, though the link is to something else. Recipe is here: http://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2013/11/almond-macaron-ice-cream-sandwiches.html. Although the cookie dough ones you linked to instead look mighty fine too – you know me, I’ll never turn down cookie dough!)
Arrrrgh! Sorry Linday, corrected now! XO
I need one of those almond macaron things in my mouth right NOW.
Also, oddly, I was never a separatist when it came to savory foods! Gravy on the peas, whatever — cranberry sauce in the stuffing, bring it on. I was all about the new flavor combinations, as gross as they could have been.
Things about which I am certain: Two cookies are better than one; chocolate goes with EVERYTHING; ice cream and cookies is better than cookies alone. This recipe is hitting every universal truth!
Love these ice cream sandwiches, Heidi, and the round-up, too. I loved them as a kid – they’re still a favorite of mine!
Oh man these are screaming kid/adult comfort food! This looks so good!
I may or may not have just yelled “OMG” at my desk in the office. These look AMAZING. The cookies alone look delicious!
Umm…so, my dinner plans just changed! You’re right…it’s a sandwich so TOTALLY acceptable!
Those cookies look so perfectly dense and chocolatey, my brain can’t even fathom how good they are with ice cream!
Pinned!
That trick changed my ice cream making forever! I have started saving paper tubes so I can roll out soften ice cream then re freeze them for perfect rounds. I love a good ice cream sandwich and your cookies are chocolate perfection,
Bring on summer and the season of ice cream sandwiches!
cut straight through the packaging to create round discs to sandwich in between my cookies = THAT is genius! I am so doing that the next time I make ice cream sandwiches b/c any other method looks so amateur and messy. I just looked at Lindsay’s method, whoa, that is so smart too!
Dark, rich, espresso powder, these cookies are my heaven! Pinned