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cream sandwiches have been with us since the 1920s with the first ones
being made with chocolate cookies. Keeping with traditional, I decided to
use chocolate cookies for these ice cream sandwiches. Luckily, we don't have to limit ourselves to store bought as we
can make our own using our favorite flavor of ice
cream (commercial or homemade) and our favorite cookies (commercial or
homemade). Now, the desserts we often serve at
Thanksgiving seem to be geared more for adults than children.
This
year I wanted to make a dessert that kids would love yet was easy to make. The answer came when I found pumpkin ice cream at my local grocery store.
While you could use other cookies for these sandwiches (oatmeal, chocolate
chip or even graham crackers) I love how the soft orange color of the
pumpkin ice cream contrasts the dark chocolate colored cookies that are
loaded with white chocolate chips. Lovely to look at and even more
lovely to eat. You can let the kids make their own sandwiches or you
can make them ahead, wrap each one in wax paper, and then freeze them.
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In bowl of electric mixer (or with
a hand mixer),
cream the butter and sugars until
light and fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat
until incorporated. First sift
together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and then add to the
butter and egg mixture. Mix just until incorporated. Fold in the the
white chocolate chips or chunks.
Drop the batter onto the prepared baking
sheet, using either a 1 1/2 - 2 inch (4-5 cm) ice cream scoop or with a rounded
tablespoon. Flatten the rounded mounds of dough slightly with your hands.
Bake for approximately 8 - 10 minutes or until the
the cookies are still soft in the center but are firm around the edges.
Remove from oven and let cookies cool on baking sheet for a few minutes before removing the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes about 20 - 4 inch (10 cm) cookies.
For Ice Cream Sandwiches: Take two
chocolate cookies and place a scoop of pumpkin ice cream between the two
cookies. Gently press together. You can serve these sandwiches right
away or wrap each sandwich in wax paper and place in the freezer until serving
time.
Makes 10 ice cream
sandwiches..
Chocolate Cookies:
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted
butter, room temperature
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ce
cream sandwiches have been with us since the 1920s with the first ones
being made with chocolate cookies. Keeping with traditional, I decided to
use chocolate cookies for these ice cream sandwiches. Luckily, we don't have to limit ourselves to store bought as we
can make our own using our favorite flavor of ice
cream (commercial or homemade) and our favorite cookies (commercial or
homemade). Now, the desserts we often serve at
Thanksgiving seem to be geared more for adults than children. 
