Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie
Level up your homemade ice cream sandwiches with this tasty cookie recipe.
This ice cream sandwich cookie might taste familiar…that’s because it’s a half batch of Brenda Cookie, without the chocolate chips.
Brenda affectionately calls this, “Giant Slab Vanilla Cookie.”
Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich Cookie
Cream together, mixing for approximately 5 minutes:
1/2 cup (4.5 oz) brown sugar
1/2 cup (4 oz) sugar
10 Tbsp (5 oz) butter, softened
Then add, stirring until smooth:
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Sift dry ingredients together and fold into the above mixture:
1 3/4 cups (8.5 oz) flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp coarse salt
Dough should be combined but still crumbly. Do not overmix!
Prepare a half sheet pan (18"x13")
Line with parchment paper and
Lightly spritz with non-stick cooking spray
Scoop dough, using a large spoon or cookie scoop, distributing evenly over prepared surface. After transferring all of the dough to the sheet pan, use an offset spatula to gently spread the dough in an even layer to fill the sheet pan.
Bake at 350F for ~15 minutes. Cut in half (two pieces = ~13"x9" each).
Let cool completely.
No-Cook Basic Vanilla Ice Cream
Brenda’s favorite no-cook basic vanilla ice cream recipe. Add your favorite mix-ins to customize to your palate!
For this recipe, a 1.5 qt capacity ice cream machine required (works in 2qt)
Before beginning this recipe:
Review Brenda’s Homemade Ice Cream: Methodology post.
Place the ice cream machine’s removable bowl in the freezer.
No-Cook Basic Vanilla Ice Cream
To a quart-size resealable container, add:
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups milk
Mix well. Note: sugar should dissolve.
Add:
1 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp vanilla
Mix well.
Cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours. Note: bowl needs to freeze for ~24 hours. After elapsed time:
Place frozen mixing bowl in ice cream machine
Turn machine on
Pour cold mixture into machine
Allow machine to mix until desired texture is created
Serve immediately or store in freezer.
Brenda's tips:
Serving size: ~8 (1/2 cup)
Timesaver tip: Assemble ingredients (as directed above) in a quart jar. To mix, seal with lid and shake. Add additional ingredients, seal and shake.