4th of July Ice Cream Sandwiches
Perfect for a hot summer day celebration of my favorite holiday – 4th of July – these festive 4th of July Ice Cream Sandwiches will top off any family party or BBQ.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 10-12 drops red food coloring
- 10-12 drops blue food coloring
- 1/2 gal vanilla ice cream
- patriotic sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar about 2 minutes with a handheld electric mixer on medium speed until it is smooth.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until mixed in.
- Gradually add the flour mixture and mix in until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
- Add chocolate chips and stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated.
- Divide the dough into thirds and put in separate bowls.
- Add red food coloring to one bowl of dough and mix until incorporated.
- Add blue food coloring to one other bowl and mix until incorporated.
- Taking the uncolored section, place it on a piece of clear plastic wrap and form it into a row about 12 inches long. Place the blue dough on one side and the red dough on the other. Using the wrap, roll the dough into a cylinder and place in the freezer to chill for 30 minutes.
- Once the cookies are chilled, slice into 16 cookies and place on baking sheet with parchment paper. It may be easier to cut with a piece of floss so as to not flatten the cookies. Reshape into circles if needed.
- Bake the cookies 12-14 minutes, until they are brown around the edges.
- Once cooled, place a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie. [Tip: While ice cream is frozen and firm, you can form it to the size and shape of the cookies between plastic wrap, so as to not smash the cookies.]
- Decorate with sprinkles. Place into freezer container and store until ready to use.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 1067kcalCarbohydrates: 123gProtein: 15gFat: 58gSaturated Fat: 35gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 491mgPotassium: 814mgFiber: 6gSugar: 91gVitamin A: 1410IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 356mgIron: 5mg
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