All summer long, I wanted to make ice cream sandwiches. Here they are! They are a great thing to make for a group. They were actually easier to make than I had predicted. The trickiest part was finding enough space in the freezer to store them.



I did make the cookies from scratch but used store-bought ice cream. In fact, if you buy the type of ice cream that comes in a rectangular cube, the process of making these is a lot easier and less messy. Of course, if you're a perfectionist you could make your own ice cream then freeze it in a layer in a 9x13 pan that's been prepped with plastic wrap. And if you're the more on the quick fix side, then you could use store-bought cookies.



I'm a purist so I went with chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream, but obviously the sky's the limit! For 1 batch of cookies I used one block container of ice cream.


Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• cookies
• ice cream

Method:

• If you make cookies from scratch, use a scoop to make sure they are all roughly the same size. A flatter cookie works better than a puffier cookie.
• Find a circular cookie cutter or glass that's the same size as the cookies.
• Peel the cardboard off of the ice cream. Cut the ice cream into 3 or 4 equally thick slices (depending on how thick you want the slices to be.)
• Dip the the cookie cutter in hot water and cut circles. Place circles on cookies and top with another cookie. Put sandwiches on tray.
• When you're done, put the tray in the freezer until serving time.