Ice cream and cookie sammies
Cookies and ice cream—two great things that go great together, especially if you want dessert on the go.
Photo by Iuliia Nedrygailova
MAKES 6
1 dozen of your favorite 3-inch cookies, store-bought (shown are white-chocolate macadamia nut)
1½ quarts ice cream, slightly softened
Sprinkles or mini chocolate chips
Put one large scoop of softened ice cream on one cookie and cover with another cookie. Gently squeeze the two cookies together until the ice cream spreads all around to the edge of the cookie. Smooth the edges of the ice cream with a knife and dip the edges in the sprinkles or chocolate chips. Repeat until all cookies are used. Wrap individually in parchment paper and return to freezer for at least one hour or until ready to serve.
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Tips and techniques
Get the scoop
When a dessert recipe calls for scoops of ice cream, plan ahead. Place ice cream scoops on a parchment-lined sheet pan and return to freezer for a few hours before building the desserts. This makes handling the scoops easier (they won’t melt as fast) and makes for a more attractive presentation
Whip it good
Sure, we all love the spray can, but homemade whipped cream is even better—and surprisingly easy to make!
Easy homemade whipped cream
MAKES 2 CUPS
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Into a chilled mixer bowl, place cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat on medium to high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2–3 minutes. Watch closely and do not overbeat, or cream will turn into butter.
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Wrap up desserts—Kitchen do-it-yourselfers will enjoy the simple process of creating homemade waffle cones as demonstrated in this video from Chef Belinda’s kitchen. Watch and learn!
More ice cream treats
It’s going to be a long, hot summer, so don’t miss classic ice cream recipes.
Sorbet bombe with raspberry sauce—With colorful layers of pomegranate, mango and raspberry sorbet, this cool dessert looks almost as good as it tastes.
Triple-chocolate brownie stacks—Just keep the chocolate coming in layers of gooey brownies, ice cream and a white-chocolate drizzle.
Easiest-ever baked Alaska—Impress your dinner guests with this throwback dessert. It’s delicious, and it only looks hard to make.
Nutty chocolate ice cream sandwiches—Your family will “go nuts” over this recipe featuring home-baked cookies and pistachio ice cream.
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