Nightmare Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cookies
Ice Cream Filling
Decoration
Method
Cookies
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- 3
Cream Butter and Sugars
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- 4
Add Egg and Vanilla
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- 5
Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- 6
Scoop and Bake
Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden.
- 7
Cool Cookies
Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Ice Cream Filling
- 8
Prepare Ice Cream Mixture
In a bowl, mix the vanilla ice cream with black food coloring until you achieve a dark, spooky shade.
- 9
Add Marshmallow Fluff and Oreos
Fold in the marshmallow fluff and crushed Oreos into the colored ice cream mixture until evenly distributed.
- 10
Freeze the Mixture
Place the ice cream mixture back into the freezer for about 30 minutes to firm up slightly.
Assembly and Decoration
- 11
Assemble Sandwiches
Take one cookie and add a generous scoop of the ice cream filling on top. Top with another cookie to form a sandwich. Press gently to squish the ice cream slightly.
- 12
Decorate
Sprinkle edible glitter over the top of the sandwiches and add candy eyes to make them look spooky.
- 13
Serve
Serve immediately or wrap in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to serve.