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    Home » Desserts » Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie

    Published: Jul 2, 2022 by Erin · This post may contain affiliate links

    Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie

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    Classic chocolate ice cream sandwich cookie recipe that is perfect for sandwiching your favorite ice cream in between.

    Ice cream sandwich cookies in a metal ice box.

    This recipe makes one dozen rectangular cookies that you can literally use with any flavor of ice cream you desire.

    The homemade cookie dough is really easy to make, and the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to make larger batches.

    Homemade ice cream sandwiches are a fun way to elevate a traditional, nostalgic snack.

    The Dough

    Combine the dry ingredients together until evenly mixed.

    Dry ingredients for ice cream sandwich cookie mixed up.

    In a separate bowl, using a stand mixer, or by hand, cream the butter and sugars together.

    The mixture will be slightly crumbly, but just make sure there are no large chunks of butter.

    Butter and sugars creamed together in a bowl.

    Add the egg and vanilla to the bowl of creamed butter and sugars, and mix until a smooth batter forms.

    Smooth batter in a mixing bowl.

    Add the the cocoa powder mixture (the combined dry ingredients) to the batter, and mix for 5 minutes, until fully combined.

    The dough will be stiff.

    Chocolate ice cream sandwich cookie dough in a mixing bowl.

    Once fully combined, you should have a stiff but pliable, dark chocolate dough.

    Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least two hours, up to overnight. You can speed this process up by chilling it in the freezer for 30 minutes (60 minutes max).

    Cut the Cookies

    Place the chilled dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll with a rolling pin to ⅛" thickness.

    Rolling chocolate ice cream cookie sandwich dough between two pieces of parchment paper.

    Cut the dough into rectangles of desired size, directly on the parchment paper. You can measure it if you want them perfect, or just eyeball them.

    Remove excess dough from the edges and repeat the process with the scraps until all of the dough has been utilized.

    Chocolate dough cut into rectangles.

    Pierce holes into each rectangle several times, evenly across the tops with a fork.

    Piercing chocolate cookie dough with a fork.
    Poke holes into the rectangles before baking.

    Bake the Cookies

    Lift the parchment paper to transfer the cut cookies onto a baking sheet.

    Bake for 8-9 minutes at 350 degrees in the oven.

    Allow the fully baked ice cream sandwich cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet.

    Make the Ice Cream Sandwiches

    Once completely cooled, re-score or cut the cookies at the seams (because they will have baked together slightly), and separate them.

    Scoop your favorite, softened ice cream flavor (or flavors) onto a cookie, spread and top with another cookie.

    Wrap individually in plastic wrap or parchment paper, and freeze for at least an additional hour before serving.

    Ice cream sandwich cookies in a metal ice box.

    Recipe Tips

    To speed up the chilling of the dough, you can chill it in the freezer for 30 minutes, up to a maximum of 60 minutes.

    Dough can also be chilled overnight in the fridge.

    Soften the ice cream for 20 minutes on the counter top before attempting to spread onto the chocolate sandwich cookies to avoid breaking them.

    Use a knife ran under hot water to smooth the edges of the ice cream before wrapping them up to store in the freezer.

    Homemade ice cream sandwiches can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months, when wrapped individually.

    If you tried this recipe, leave a comment or rating below for other readers!

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    Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie

    A recipe for chocolate ice cream sandwich cookies to sandwich around your favorite ice cream flavor.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cookie, ice cream sandwich
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Chilling Time: 2 hours
    Total Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 140kcal
    Author: Erin
    Cost: $1.15

    Equipment

    • Oven
    • freezer
    • parchment paper

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup cocoa powder
    • 2 tablespoon black cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 ½ cups flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup butter 1 stick
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Instructions

    • Dry ingredients (cocoa powders, baking powder, flour, salt).
    • In a separate bowl butter and sugar together until combined.
    • Add eggs and vanilla to butter and sugar mixture.
    • Dry ingredients (cocoa, baking powder, flour, salt) with the wet ingredients (butter, sugar, eggs vanilla).
    • Roll dough out between two pieces of parchment paper until it is ⅛th inch thick.
    • Cut into rectangles, approximately 5 inches long.
    • Freeze rectangles in the freezer to set and harden.
    • Remove rectangles from freezer, arrange on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart and pierce with a fork.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 6-9 minutes until edges are set.
    • Freeze again for 30 minutes to harden and set (can be done in a stack if parchment paper is between them).
    • Spread ice cream on one cookie, and sandwich another on top of it.
    • Freeze for one hour to set.
    • Store in zip lock bag for up to 3 months.

    Notes

    • Nutrition facts do not include ice cream, they are only calculated for the cookie (2 per serving, since they're sandwiches). 
    • To speed up the chilling of the dough, you can chill it in the freezer for 30 minutes, up to a maximum of 60 minutes. 
    •  
      Dough can also be chilled overnight in the fridge.
    • Soften the ice cream for 20 minutes on the counter top before attempting to spread onto the chocolate sandwich cookies to avoid breaking them.
    •  
      Use a knife ran under hot water to smooth the edges of the ice cream before wrapping them up to store in the freezer.
    • Homemade ice cream sandwiches can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months, when wrapped individually.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Tom Schaefges says

      July 16, 2022 at 3:05 pm

      5 stars
      The post says, "cream the butter and sugars together" and the photo shows both white and brown sugar with the butter. The recipe only lists granulated sugar. Should there be some brown sugar in there?

      Reply
      • Mark says

        August 14, 2022 at 12:58 am

        good question Tom, maybe 1/2 C of brown sugar + 1/2 C of white sugar? I definitely wanna try this recipe and then gotta smash strawberry ice cream betwixt'd

        Reply
    2. Erin says

      June 20, 2020 at 11:53 am

      5 stars
      The cookie on this sandwich tastes just like the ice cream truck version! So delicious and fun to make.

      Reply

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