We’ve been stuffing our faces with a scoop of my cinnamon ice cream smashed between my spicy chocolate cookies lately. I tried turning them into 2-bite cookies (by rolling them into ½” balls and decreasing the baking time) to help with portion control, but I can’t quite help but take a bite every time I walk by the freezer. I’m convinced the world is off-kilter when one lonely bite of a cookie remains uneaten.
We decided our lives were incomplete without a mint version, so I tweaked the cookies to become a better version of themselves: a real punch in the face of chocolate, sans spiciness. I used store-bought mint chip ice cream for the smashing because there are so many great brands of ice cream at the market these days made from real (read: no green dye) ingredients.
I'm headed home to Texas for a quick weekend trip. If I don't die for utter heat exhaustion, I'll be back next week with a new drunken cookie recipe. Yep, you read that right.
Ice cream sandwiches never tasted so good!
*You can see in the photo that the cocoa powder I used was rather light in color. It's because it has a higher fat content. And I love it. Try Spices, Inc. for a high-fat delicious cocoa powder. If you use regular cocoa powder, your cookies will be a tad darker, but just as delicious!
*Stir 3 tablespoons of mini chocolate chips into the cookie dough if your little heart desires it!
Mint Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 299Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 102mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 5g
Hannah says
One of my favorites! I can't resist the mint-chocolate combination, and ice cream between two cocoa cookies? Say no more!
Mari's Cakes says
They look amazing, I love mint chips ice-cream. Thanks for this Labor Day treat!
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Christine (The Raw Project) says
These look awesome, I'm such a mint chocolate fan!
Ann says
That sounds absolutely delicious! I am allergic to cinnamon, so mint chip ice-cream is for me! I really like the espresso powder added to it!
Kimby says
So glad you get to go home, Christina (I'm praying for a cold spell...) -- but these ice cream sandwich cookies are so cool, the effects should be long-lasting! Yum!
Angela says
These look so delicious, great blog!! :)
Feast on the Cheap says
I could really go for a few of these right about now... A pre-dinner "snack"
Paula - bell'alimento says
if I thought these would make the trip I'd ask you to bring them next month ; ) yum
Cookin' Canuck says
Mint chip is one of our favorite ice creams and I can only imagine how good it tastes sandwiched between these cookies.
Marie says
yummy, I want these... have a great time in texas