How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches

This week I wanted to make something easy because I am kind on a sugar overload form last week. It’s also really nice outside so I would rather spend my day out of the kitchen.  I decided to would show you how to make ice cream sandwiches.

I decided to buy cookies from the bakery because I wanted this to be quick and easy but you can also use my Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter cookies or Cookies my Way.  Just make sure all the cookies are the same size.

All you need are cookies and your favorite ice cream. I decided to use mini chocolate chip cookies and mint chocolate chip ice cream.

The ice cream works better the colder it is. I started using it as soon as I bought it and it was a little melted.

Get out a plate or the container you will store the cookies in and lay out a few cookies bottoms up.

Then take a spoon full of ice cream and spread it onto one cookie.  I only did this to one side but I think it would be better if I did this to both sides.  For lager cookies you are going to need more than a spoon full. 

Make sure the ice cream is about an inch to two inches thick.

Once the ice cream is on the cookie top it with another cookie and place back on the plate. Both cookies in the sandwich should have ice cream on them before be put together.

Once all the sandwiches are together put the plate in a baggy or close the container and put in the freezer to chill. This will help the cookies stick together.

I let them freeze for about 5 hours, but 30 minutes to an hour should be fine.

Take out and enjoy especially on a hot day.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

I went home this weekend and I was trying to decide what I wanted to bake something that I didn’t need a lot of ingredients. My mom had the ingredients for cookie bars and I decided to make them. They are perfect for any chocolate and peanut butter lovers.

Ingredients

Chocolate chip cookie mix (Betty Crocker)

Peanut butter cookie mix (Betty Crocker)

1 stick of butter

3 eggs

3 tablespoons of vegetable/ canola oil

2 tablespoons of water

 11.5 oz bag of chocolate chunks

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees

In a medium bowl mix the chocolate chip cookie mix, butter and 1 egg until all mix in blended in.

Spread dough in a 13 by 9 casserole dish and lay aside.

Get the medium bowl back out and mix the peanut butter cookie mix, 2 eggs, oil, and water. I used the same bowl because it did not matter if the doughs mixed and I don’t like washing more dishes then I have to.

Spread peanut butter dough on top of chocolate chip dough and sprinkle with chocolate chunks. Make sure the top if covered. I didn’t use the whole bag but it wouldn’t have hurt if I did.

Put into the oven on the middle rack and bake for about 20 minutes.

Let cool then cut into rectangles and enjoy.

Candy Brownies

Yum Yum

I love playing around with brownies. I like adding stuff to the mix. One time my brother and I added caramel sauce, marshmallows, and almonds. Those tasted amazing.  I have also added candy. One night my friend and I were bored and wanted sweets. We had some mini candy bars and decided to add it to the mix. We didn’t add a lot so we had fun guessing if we would have candy in each bite. This time I decided to add my Dads favorite candy MM’s. 

Ingredients 

2 eggs

¼ cup water

2/3 cup vegetable/canola oil

Brownie mix

MM’s (2 packets)

Hand full of chocolate chips

Pre- heat oven to 350 degrees and spray pan. I’m using my 9 by 9 square Willton pan.

Love chocolate

Mix together Brownie mix, 2 eggs, ¼ cup water, 2/3 cup oil, MM’s and chocolate chips in a medium size bowl until it’s well blended. I used MM’s because I had them lying around. The best part of these brownies is finding good stuff you already have and adding it in.  I really doesn’t matter how many chocolate chips you use; I just wanted more chocolate.

Ready to bake

Pour in to pan and cook for about 30 minutes. Check to make sure the brownies are cooked all the way through by putting a tooth pick in the brownie and pulling it out to see if the batter sticks. 

Take out and cool then cut in to squares and enjoy.

Cookie Cups

looks good

Today I wanted to do something quick and easy. My friend gave me some cookie dough she didn’t need and I have some left over cream cheese so I am going to make cookie cups.

Ingredients

½ roll of cookie dough

1 ½ ounces cream cheese softened

½-1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons butter softened

¼ teaspoon vanilla

Food coloring (optional)

Sprinkles (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 

Pinch off some cookie dough and roll into a ball and place in a mini cupcake pan. If you have any empty cups feel with water, it helps keep the pan from burning.

you can also do this with brownies

Before you put them in the oven press your thumb into the dough to create the cup.   

While they are baking for about 6-10 minutes, I’m going to make the same cream cheese icing I made for the Red Velvet Cake balls.  

cream cheese icing

Make cream cheese icing by mixing butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until all ingredients are fully blended. Start with ½ cup of powdered sugar then add more if the icing is soupy. Make sure the butter and cream cheese is just softened not melted or you will have to refrigerate. 

little dark but still good

Let the cookie cups cool some then repress in the cups. Then take out of pan and cool completely. I had to use a knife to get them out of the pan. 

 

Dye the icing if you like. I would dye mine, but I left my food coloring at a friend’s house.

 

Put the icing in a bag and cut the edges. I attempted to cut it in a fourth so that it looked close the start tip.

Then sprinkle if you want. All my sprinkles are at my friend’s house, too.

Cookies my Way

So colorful

I wanted to make something easy his weekend.  So I decided to make cookies, but I wanted to have a lot of fun with it. I decided to make what I call Cookies My Way. I get the store bought break and bake sugar cookies and bags of chocolate chips, reese's chips, butterscotch chips and whatever else I think will be good in a cookie.

This is something you can do with friends are kids. I have done it with both.  Everyone gets to make the cookies they like.  This time I made it with my best friend and her sister.

What you will need.

Break and bake sugar cookies

Food coloring

Assortment of baking chips (this time I used chocolate, reese's and butterscotch)

Any other candy (mm's, snickers, ect.)

Sprinkles

Powdered sugar

Milk

Preheat the oven to 325.

Break off a piece of cookie dough and roll into a ball. 

I had so much fun

If you want to dye it add one drop or less if possible and mix in. your hands will get messy. I tried doing this in a baggy and it did not work. The dye will come of your hands in about a day with soap and water. Finger nail polish should help get it off quicker.  

 Then if you want add chips, about 8 chips is good for each cookie. Make it fun and add multiple types to the same cookie.

Add sprinkles or wait until they are cooked

can't eat it yet

Add to the cookie sheet and bake for about 13-15 minute a little longer if you want crispy cookies. 

 Once they come out of the oven let them cool on sheet then on a rack 

Make a glaze icing by starting with about 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and ½ a teaspoon of milk in a sandwich bag. I have to adjust this all the time and don’t normally measure just make sure the glaze isn’t soupy and add more powdered sugar to make it thicker or milk to make it thinner.  You can also dye the icing I would start with one or two drops.  Close the bag and make sure to get most of the air out then mix it together then cut a corner off and drizzle over cookies. I only added the icing to the cookies that were plain.

 After icing add sprinkles then enjoy. They go fast. 

This is what our hands looked like after one washing.