Let me show you how easy it is to make your own Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches! You can stock your freezer with these tasty treats all summer long!
Jump Start Your Ice Cream Consumption
I love summertime, but it gets hot and we’re always looking for ways to cool ourselves off! So this past Memorial weekend, I made these yummy homemade ice cream sandwiches for us to enjoy and stock our freezer with for weeks to come.
The official start of summer is still a few weeks away, but in Dallas, the heat is here. I have feeling it’s here to stay! We already consume a ton of ice cream as it is, but during the summer, we eat it almost every day!
Whether we’re licking it off a cone, spooning it out of a bowl, sipping it with a straw or eating it sandwiched between two chewy cookies, it’s a summer staple that we just can’t get enough of!
Watch Me Make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
Join me in the kitchen as I make scrumptious ice cream sandwiches for a pool party!
The Perfect Poolside Treat
Creamy ice cream is sandwiched between two chewy chocolate cookies for a simple yet irresistible hand-held frozen treat! These individual sandwiches are easy so fun to eat–the perfect poolside treat!
I made this ice cream sandwich recipe with a chocolate chip ice cream filling. But feel free to change things up a bit and simply make them with your favorite ice cream flavor. It works just as well with vanilla ice cream, cookie dough ice cream or brownie bits ice cream! The sky’s the limit.
Once you make them for your family and friends, there’s no going back to the store-bought version because the homemade taste and texture will blow them away! They’ll be asking you to make them again and again!
One blissful bite will have you begging for more! Homemade ice cream is my favorite (check out my Homemade Cookies and Cream Ice Cream)! The great thing about this recipe is that it makes several so you can serve a crowd or stock your freezer for treats all summer long!
More Ice Cream Recipes You’ll Love
Whether you sip it through a straw, devour it in a pie, or chomp down on a delicious sandwich, ice cream is simply divine. We All Scream for Ice Cream is a collection of my all-time favorite ice cream recipes. Enjoy!
What do I need to Make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches?
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Chocolate chips and mini chocolate chips
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsweetened cocoa
- Home-style vanilla ice cream
- 2 large (18×13-inch) rimmed baking sheets
- Aluminum foil
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Large microwave-safe bowl
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two (18×13-inch) rimmed baking sheets with foil and spray generously with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl (microwave safe!), melt the butter and chocolate chips, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth.
- Let cool slightly. Whisk in the sugar then the large eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture, stirring until thick and smooth.
- Divide the dough in half and press each half into the bottom of the prepared baking sheets. The dough should be thin and cover the bottom of the pan completely.
- Bake for 10 minutes, rotating the sheets half way through. Let the baking sheets cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Then put them in the freezer for an additional 15 minutes to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, beat the ice cream on low speed in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Once the cookie sheets have frozen for 15 minutes, remove. With a spatula, spread one cookie slab completely with and even layer of the softened ice cream.
- Lift the other cookie from the pan with the sides of the foil. Flip the cookie over onto the ice cream layer of the other cookie sheet and press down gently.
- Remove the foil from the cookie that is now the top layer. Tent the cookie sheet with another piece of foil and return to the freezer for at least 2 hours.
- To cut the ice cream sandwiches, lift them from the cookie sheet with the foil and place on a flat work surface. With a sharp knife, cut into rectangles measuring about 2.25 x 4-inches in size. You should get 21 ice cream sandwiches total.
How to Serve and Store Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
Serve immediately.
To store, wrap each sandwich tightly with plastic wrap and return to the freezer until ready to serve.
If you make these Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
PrintHomemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 2 hours 50 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 3 hours
- Yield: 21
- Category: Dessert
Description
Let me show you how easy it is to make your own Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches so you can stock your freezer with tasty treats all summer long!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 gallon (8 cups) home-style vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two (18×13-inch) rimmed baking sheets with foil and spray generously with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large microwavable bowl, melt the butter and chocolate chips, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Let cool slightly. Whisk in the sugar then the eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add to the chocolate mixture, stirring until thick and smooth.
- Divide the dough in half and press each half into the bottom of the prepared baking sheets. The dough should be thin and cover the bottom of the pan completely.
- Bake for 10 minutes, rotating the sheets half way through. Let the baking sheets cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then put them in the freezer for an additional 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the ice cream on low speed in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Once the cookie sheets have frozen for 15 minutes, remove and spread one cookie completely and evenly with the ice cream. Lift the other cookie from the pan with the sides of the foil. Flip the cookie over onto the ice cream layer of the other cookie sheet and press down gently. Remove the foil from the cookie that is now the top layer. Tent the cookie sheet with another piece of foil and return to the freezer for at least 2 hours.
- To cut the ice cream sandwiches, lift them from the cookie sheet with the foil and place on a flat work surface. With a sharp knife, cut into rectangles measuring about 2.25 x 4-inches in size. You should get 21 ice cream sandwiches total.
- Serve immediately or wrap each sandwich tightly with plastic wrap and return to the freezer until ready to serve.
These are easy to do but feel so special! Love the home made ice cream sandwiches! I wow our friends with these, who ever thought to make ice cream sandwiches from scratch? A big win!!
Hi, K! So happy to hear that they’re such a big hit! Thank you for sharing!
Does anyone else have trouble spreading the batter to fit the whole pan? I’ve tried several ways but can’t spread it evenly.
PS Strawberry gelato or sherbet is great with this.
I was looking for this recipe for so long and i found exactly what I want. You explained very well. Thanks for sharing this.
Megan, my ice cream is melting like crazy while trying to cut the sandwiches and I kept it in the freezer for 3 hours. Any tips?
Hi Becky! It sounds like they just need more time to freeze in your freezer. What brand/type of ice cream did you use?
It’s probaby because it’s Jul 11 and it’s hot out. It does not take long for ice cream to soften. Next time, buy some dry ice to supplement your freezer. The results will be great!
I made these twice, both times with mint chocolate chip ice cream. Amazing! Everyone loved them.
It is definitely now one of my staples for summer entertaining or snacking for my husband.
When I cut my sandwiches 2.25 x 4.
It came out to be 24 bars not the 21 mentioned in the recipe. I’m thinking someone had a few samples 🧑🍳 🕵️
do you need cocoa powder or can i use something else
Hi Izzy! You could replace the cocoa powder with unsweetened chocolate. For every 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder required, use 1 ounce of unsweetened chocolate. The unsweetened chocolate should be melted before being added to the recipe. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
can I use brown sugar?
Hi Nayna! Yes, you can substitute brown sugar for the same amount of granulated sugar. Enjoy!
Which type of sugar Is it powdered sugar cane sugar or something else
Hi Kennedy! It’s granulated sugar. Enjoy!
Thanks for posting this recipe, they look absolutely amazing. I don’t like the store bought ones, but I will definitely be trying these with my kids and niece and nephew.
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OMG This is like an ice cream we buy in Australia called a “Giant Sandwich”. But a gourmet adult version. Its the summer decadence I’ve been looking for. Thank you Maegan, everyone down.under will love you for this. Next summer Lol.
Yay Janie! Hope you love them once you get to make them! 🙂
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I can never turn down an ice cream sandwich!
these look so good!
Oh my…these look absolutely perfect!! The sandwich-to-ice cream ratio is *just* how I like it. Can’t wait to try these! (although I have to admit, they look dangerously addictive…)
Oh man….these ice cream sandwiches look amazing! I need some of these tucked away in my freezer! 🙂
These are such a great summer treat! I want to stack an entire shelf of my freezer with these!
Thanks Matt! I want to do the same with your pudding pops! It’s gonna be a sweet summer!
Why are there two different sizes of chocolate chips?
Hi Allen! The bigger chocolate chips are better for melting while the mini chocolate chips are better for mixing into the ice cream without consuming it. The mini chocolate chips add a nice little crunch instead of having to bite through a regular size chocolate chip. But you could definitely use the same size chocolate chips for both the cookie and mixing into the ice cream. Enjoy!