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It’s been far too long since we’ve talked about a good chocolate recipe.
I’m not going to lie, I’ve been so excited about all the summer fruit that I almost (almost being the key word) forgot about chocolatey desserts. It’s actually only been a couple of weeks since we last chatted about chocolate…see these bonfire brownies, but for me, a couple of weeks is just a little too long.
So today we have an epic chocolate dessert to chat about. Guys, say hello to these brown sugar oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, cookie dough ice cream sandwich…insert all the heart face emojis now please.
First, I know that title is a mouthful, but that’s just how we roll over here at Half Baked Harvest. Loaded recipes and loaded recipe titles. Two, I don’t think it’s possible to not just LOVE these ice cream sandwiches.
I mean, oatmeal cookies sandwiched with homemade cookie dough ice cream!?!
Again, enter in all the heart faced emojis.
As a kid, my mom would make cookies pretty much every other day, but the cookie dough was always my favorite. Anyone else with me? My brothers (and mom) and I would eat so much that mom would make a double batch, half for dough eating, and half for baking.
Totally serious and not even the bit embarrassed about it…my mom’s basically the best.
Anyway, point is that even though I am now a grown adult (ahhhhh wait, what?!? like when and how did that happen?), I still love all things cookie dough. Granted, I do try to have some more self-control around the stuff these days, but when summer rolls around, cookie dough ice cream is pretty much where it’s at.
If you guys have been following along since the very beginning of Half Baked Harvest than you may remember these chocolate chip cookie, hot fudge, cookie dough ice cream sandwiches. <–they are delish and you should probably check those out too!
Well, I decided that I wanted to do a twist on those oldies but goodies, and this is it. This time though, I decided to go big and make my own homemade cookie dough ice cream, and you guys, it’s a game changer.
Game changer!
Also, I feel that I need to mention one of the main reasons these ice cream sandwiches happened. My brother and his girlfriend Lyndsie are in town, Lyndsie LOVES cookie dough ice cream and has been begging me to make it since last summer. I decided that I really needed to give the girl her wish already…so cookie dough ice cream sammies it was!
OkOK, here’s how these sammies work.
Start out by making the ice cream base, which is honestly one of these easiest things ever. I use this ice cream base for all my ice cream recipes and it’s perfect every time. First make the cookie dough…real deal, egg and all, cookie dough. Oh yes, yes! When I set out to make this ice cream, I knew from the start that my cookie dough was going to include eggs. I knew my eggs would be fresh, straight from our chickens, this was back when they were all still alive of course. I feel that as long as you’re buying pasteurized eggs, there’s probably very little risk. I am certainly in no position to make that claim, but here is an article in regards to the safety of pasteurized eggs. That said, if you prefer to leave your dough egg free, just omit them from the recipe. Not a huge deal, but I do think the eggs make it truly taste like cookie dough!
Alright now, bake up some brown sugar oatmeal cookies, churn your ice cream, add the cookie dough, scoop out that homemade ice cream and place a big ol’ scoop onto a cookie, top with another cookie, freeze, and EATTTT.
You can actually eat these right after churning the ice cream, but it’s just a little melty…delicious, but melty! I prefer to freeze them after assembling, just for a couple of hours to firm up the ice cream – so, so, SO GOOD.
And that’s it!
A little time consuming, but I promise this is one of those recipes that’s beyond worth it.
Again, brown sugar oatmeal cookies + homemade cookie dough ice cream…it’s just too good…you really do need these this weekend.
You do, you do!
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookie, Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches
Servings: 16 sammies
Calories Per Serving: 508 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
- 5 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 pasteurized egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
- 1 3/4 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup canola oil or melted coconut oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1. In a medium size pot, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until the yolks are pale yellow in color. Add the milk, vanilla, and sea salt. Set the pot over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a low boil. Cook, stirring consistently, until the mixture thickens and easily coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 8-10 minutes. Once thickened remove from the heat. 2. Place a fine-mesh sieve (strainer) over a large heatproof bowl and immediately strain the custard into the bowl. Cool slightly, cover and place in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight.3. To make the cookie dough. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until combined. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined and creamy. Add the flour and salt, beat until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Spread the cookie dough in an even layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze 20-30 minutes and then roughly chop the cookie dough into small, bite size pieces. 4. To make the oatmeal Cookies. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 5. In a large bowl beat together the oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, canola oil, egg, and vanilla until the dough is moist and all the ingredients are combined. The dough will be crumbly. Mix in the chocolate chips.6. Using your hands clump together a tablespoon of dough. Use you hands to really squeeze the dough into a ball. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.7. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until set and golden. Let cool completely.8. Churn the ice cream in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. During the last few minutes of churning, add the cookie dough pieces. 9. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 1 scoop of ice cream on to half of the cookies. Sandwich with the remaining cookies, gently pushing down. Transfer to the freezer and freeze for 4-6 hours or until firm (or eat now!). Remove 5-10 minutes before eating to soften. Enjoy!
Notes
*Requires at least 4 hours freezing time
HEAVEN right there.
This post was originally published on July 14, 2017
Any suggestions on how to make these cookies stick together… having a really hard time rolling them into a ball.
Hi Emily! That is just this cookie dough. It is very crumbly, but once they are baked they come together. A few tips…
Using your hands clump together a tablespoon of dough. Use you hands to really squeeze the dough into a ball. If the mixture is not holding add 1 tablespoon more of oil. Place on prepared baking sheet. If your balls are a little crumbly do not worry, they will come together while baking.
Hope that this helped, but please let me know if you have any further questions! Enjoy the sammies! 🙂
Cookie dough is 200% the best part of baking cookies! 😉 Plus, cookie dough ice cream’s my favorite of all the frozen treats… I can easily see these sammies becoming an instant staple in my summer! Perfection!
Cookie dough is just the best!! So glad you are liking this recipe & I hope it turns out amazing for you! Thanks Julia!
I loved the recipe, it’s a bit different. I really want to make it look delicious…
I am so glad you loved it, thank you!
These looks so good and I love that you could serve these as an alternative after dinner treat as everything is prepped in advance. Perfect. Elinor x
Yes! I hope you love these Elinor! Thank you ?
Wow! Love this recipe! This is a perfect time for treat! Thanks Tieghan!
Thanks A bunch Jenny!
Drooling and ready to jump right into the pics delish! Can’t wait to make these- something about chocolate chip anything with vanilla ice cream.? And speaking of desserts, I recently tried a unique and amazing green tea bundt cake with a simple vanilla/white icing at a local specialty shop. It was unbelievable and blew my mind, delicate and with the faintest sweet notes. Plus the green tea gave me boundless energy after eating- a superhero dessert of sorts! Any chance you could post a cake like this? Would love to make one and love your site with all of my ❤️.
Oh my gosh! WOW. That cake sounds just incredible. Let me brainstorm a bit and she what recipe I can come up! Thank you for the great suggestion and kind words! 🙂
Wooow! Great job in halfbaked! Contratulations!
Thank you!
Perfect timing for the treat ! Thank you so much !
Awesome!! So happy you like it, thanks!
Made the bonfire brownies last weekend, and they were a huge hit!
Ooo!! Yay so happy they were a hit, thanks Renee!
There is just something about your cookies Tieghan. I just want to reach in and grab one or three!!
How cool would that be if it were possible!?
Thanks Debi!
Love this, love all the cookie dough happening here, and love the pastel pink backdrop! Killin it as always 😀
Ah so happy to hear that!! The backdrop was a hard one for me to choose! Thanks Alex!
These look amazing!! I cant wait to make this, but I dont like to use canola oil…what other oil do you recommend?
You can use melted coconut oil. Hope you love the cookies!
These look great! Question: I make a cranberry/oatmeal/chocolate chip cookie and have a problem when they bake that they spread out too much and are very fragile. Does the “squeezing” by hand direction in your recipe help the cookies hold their form?
Hi Dean! My recipe is pretty different from other cookie recipes, so I can’t really say. My cookies do spread too, but the squeezing does help! Sorry I could not help you more!
These look amazing! Love the photos!! Is it appropriate to eat these for breakfast? 😉
Thank you!! Haha totally appropriate in my barn!
You are so creative!! Every morning I look forward to seeing my inbox and see what recipe you come up every day. Happy Friday!
Awh thanks so much Carlos!! That means more than you know (: Hope you had an amazing weekend!