Ice Cream Sandwiches
Homemade ice cream sandwiched between two homemade M&M cookies!
Servings: 12
Calories: 852kcal
Ingredients
For the Homemade Ice Cream
- 2 quarts half and half
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- few grains salt
For the M&M Cookies
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup M&M's plus a few extra to top the cookie dough with
Instructions
For the Homemade Ice Cream
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together
- Pour into an ice cream freezer and churn until frozen
For the M&M Cookies
- In a saucepan or the microwave, melt the butter
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Blend in eggs and vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well
- Stir in the M&M's
- Form the dough into golf ball size rounds and place on a baking sheet 4-5 inches apart
- Press 3-4 additional candies into each cookie
- Bake 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned
- Cool on the baking sheet for about 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
To Make the Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Place a large scoop of ice cream between two cookies, press them together, and freeze for a couple of hours or until the ice cream hardens
Nutrition
Calories: 852kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 412mg | Potassium: 313mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 65g | Vitamin A: 1569IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 243mg | Iron: 2mg