Your favorite ice cream sandwiched between lightly spiced, homemade oatmeal cookies - utterly delicious! This Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich recipe, serves up the most satisfying summer time treat!
Biting into a soft and creamy Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich is one of the most delightful moments! Get your favorite ice cream and wedge it between two golden, soft and lightly spiced oatmeal cookies - guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone's face!
If you're looking for other delicious ice cream recipes, why not also try my Nutella Ice Cream or my Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich!
Why you'll love this Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich!
- It's kid friendly - who doesn't love an ice cream sandwich?? Both adults and kids love this cookie ice cream sandwich.
- It's customizable - got a picky eater who only wants chocolate ice cream? No problem. This ice cream sandwich can easily be customized to everyone's liking. Everyone can have their own favorite ice cream to go between the cookies if they'd like!
- It's perfect for summer - while these can be enjoyed year round, these ice cream sandwiches are great for a summer soiree or bbq!
Ingredients you'll need
- Unsalted Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Eggs
- All Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Spices: Ground cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Quick Oats
- Ice Cream
How to make this Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
- Make the cookie dough - In a bowl mix you sugar and butter. Then beat in the eggs and add vanilla. Finally add the rest of the dry ingredients, mix and combine. Refrigerate for 30 mins.
- Bake the cookies - Roll balls from the dough, place on a baking sheet and press the balls down gently. Bake for 10 mins.
- Assemble your Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches - Allow ice cream to soften a bit and spread on one cookie, then place another cookie on top. Repeat with the remaining cookies then store in the freezer.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe notes and tips
- Use a preheated oven.
- Make sure the wet ingredients are up to room temp.
- Don't skip the fridge! Refrigerating the cookie dough before baking prevents the cookies from spreading too much.
- Make sure to line your baking tray with parchment paper, so your cookies won't tear and it's easier clean up!
- You can use more dough to make bigger sandwiches, it will just yield less in the batch.
- You can use an ice cream scoop to measure out the cookie dough, this will match up with a scoop of ice cream when you assemble the sandwich.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before adding the ice cream.
- For slightly chewier cookies, you can under bake them slightly.
- Store the cookies covered in the freezer until ready to eat.
FAQ's
How to store this Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
If you are freezing for later, transfer the cookies into an air tight container, placing a non-stick parchment paper between them to prevent them from sticking to each other. you can also wrap them individually.
What other cookie mix ins can I add?
These oatmeal cookies are gently spiced have the perfect texture for sandwiching ice cream. However you can totally add some other treats to your cookies! Raisins are a classic and add a pop of subtle sweetness, other dried fruits like cranberries would work great too. You can of course add some chocolate chips for an extra touch of decadence!
What's the best ice cream to use?
I used vanilla ice cream, it's simple and works really well with the cinnamon spiced cookies. But of course you can mix things up and use your favorite flavor or flavors! Have fun mixing and matching ice cream fillings, be wary of over stuffing and a big mess down your shirt or... just go with it!
- Delicious Oatmeal cookies. Every awesome ice cream sandwich has one thing in common, you need the perfect cookie house that ice cream! These oatmeal cookies are spiced with cinnamon and ground nutmeg, with the perfect texture to squidge around that creamy, melty ice cream.
- Easy. You can whip up a big batch of these so easily! The cookies are easy to whip up with a few simple ingredients, then freeze and serve -
- The perfect dessert for BBQ's. Bring out a tray of these babies at your next BBQ and you'll be a hero! A great treat after grilled meats and veggies.
- Versatile. Use your favorite ice cream and even layer in different flavors.
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Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Ingredients
Ice Cream Sandwiches:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs room temp.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 3 cups quick oats
Other
- ½ gallon vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the softened butter and sugar together until fully combined and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs in one at a time until fully combined. Add vanilla and combine.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix until just combined. Add the oats and mix until combined.
- Cover the dough and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop about 2-3 tablespoons of cookie dough and roll into a ball. Place the ball on the baking sheet and press down slightly. Repeat with the remaining dough, leaving at least 2 inches between each cookie on the sheet. Note: you can use more dough to make bigger sandwiches.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the cookie sheet.
- Remove the ice cream from the freezer to allow it to soften just a bit.
- Take a large scoop of ice cream and place it on the inside of one cookie. Place another cookie on top and press down to push the ice cream out to the edges. Immediately place the cookie in the freezer and repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Store the cookies covered in the freezer until ready to eat.
- If you are freezing for later, transfer the cookies into an air tight container, placing a non-stick parchment paper between them to prevent them from sticking to each other. you can also wrap them individually.
Notes
- Use a preheated oven.
- Make sure the wet ingredients are up to room temp.
- Don't skip the fridge! Refrigerating the cookie dough before baking prevents the cookies from spreading too much.
- Make sure to line your baking tray with parchment paper, so your cookies won't tear and it's easier clean up!
- You can use more dough to make bigger sandwiches, it will just yield less in the batch.
- You can use an ice cream scoop to measure out the cookie dough, this will match up with a scoop of ice cream when you assemble the sandwich.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before adding the ice cream.
- For slightly chewier cookies, you can under bake them slightly.
- Store the cookies covered in the freezer until ready to eat.
My kids love this ice cream cookies.
Hi there!
Thank you for the review. Glad your kids like it.