Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches

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It has been a HOT summer, so we’re offering up a delicious dessert option that’s as quick and easy to make as you want it to be. Not to mention completely addicting and delicious. These ice cream sandwiches have all the makings of an amazing summer dessert: cold, refreshing, you can eat them with your hands or on the go, and they’re barbecue friendly. We promise, you’re going to want to make these tonight. Here’s how.

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The beauty of these ice cream sandwiches is that you can make them from scratch or keep it simple and pick up your favorite cookies from your local bakery or farmer’s market. Make your own ice cream (these no-churn recipes on Pinterest are SO easy) or pick up a pint of at the store. The choice is yours and completely based on the time you have. Here’s what I did.

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I can’t get enough of this amazing recipe one of my best friends sent me from the blog, I Wash You Dry, for no-churn chocolate peanut butter ice cream. It tastes store bought and I couldn’t even believe how easy it is to make. I paired it with my favorite double chocolate chunk cookies. I’m pretty sure they’ll be gone by the end of the day. Here’s some pointers for making ’em look pretty too.

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While you can just scoop and place the ice cream on the cookie, it gets a little tricky when you’re trying to eat the sandwich and you’ve got ice cream falling out of the sides. So to avoid that, you’ve got a couple options. If you have a pint, you can turn it on its side and cut the ice cream into slices. If you’re making your own ice cream in a baking pan, freeze it in a shallow pan and then using a biscuit cutter you can pull perfect little ice cream discs right out of the tray (I used this method myself, just make sure the ice cream is really cold first). Looking for a little more decoration? You can roll the sides in fun add-ons like sprinkles, chocolate chips, or cookie crumbs.

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These work in a million different combinations so get experimental and see what you like best together. Questions? Let us know in the comments!

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5 responses

  1. Vicki @ WITW

    I love how perfect these ice cream sandwiches look! I’ve got to try this out, then try not to eat the entire batch myself 🙂

    <3 Vicki @ Wilde in the World

  2. Rach

    Definitely would love to try this out! It looks so easy and delicious!

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  3. Almasa Saim

    I absolutely love this idea for a quick summer treat, especially with this crazy heatwave we’ve been having! I’m definitely going to try the biscuit cutter trick for those perfect little ice cream discs so it doesn’t make a massive mess while eating. Whenever I can’t be bothered to bake from scratch though, I always have a nosy at the sweets and desserts in mcdonald’s menu UK for a quick fix to cool down. Nothing beats a proper homemade one, though, so I’ll be making these this weekend!!!!

  4. Santiago Ramirez

    These ice cream sandwiches look like the perfect way to cool down during a heatwave. I love the tip about using a biscuit cutter to get those clean edges because nothing is worse than having all the ice cream slide out the back of the cookie. It is so much fun to customize them with different toppings like sprinkles or chocolate chips for a summer barbecue. Even though I usually look for something quick on the burger king breakfast menu during the week, I really enjoy taking the time to make a batch of these for a weekend treat. They are definitely going to be a hit with everyone this summer…

  5. Waqil Haster

    The biscuit-cutter trick is the post. Scoop-and-smash always leaks; a frozen disc does not. No-churn chocolate peanut butter with double chocolate cookies is a problem in the best way, and rolling the edges in crumbs solves the barbecue-hands issue. When I cannot be bothered to freeze a pan, I just ask for secret menu items at In N Out and get a Neapolitan shake instead. Same summer craving, zero assembly..

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