Semi-Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

The Greeneteam assembling the cookie sandwiches.
Our ingredients
The finished product!


A couple of months ago we had a gift card for Coldstone Ice Cream so decided to take the kids. When we arrived the line was ridiculously long. We decided just to grab Coldstones ice cream sandwiches. The kids loved them and so did we. The only problem. $19 for 8 of them. OUCH!! We would never have gotten them without the giftcard and even with it somehow it felt wrong. I hate feeling like I have completely overpaid for something.

Last week when I went Krogering, I decided to look for ingredients to make our own. Krogers Party Pail Ice Cream was on sale for $3.88. I grabbed a pail of the chocolate chip and then went in search of some cheap chocolate chip cookies. I found a bag of hard cookies (32 for $1.25) which is what I wanted. I was afraid that a soft cookie would just get too mushy and not hold up to create the cookie sandwich. Now to see if the creation worked and would taste good.

Sunday night we put the cookies out for the kids to help make/assemble the cookie sandwiches. They loved helping. Assembly was easy. Take a nice size scoop and place it on the bottom cookie, then top with the other one and voila a semi homemade ice cream cookie sandwich. We added some jimmies to the side which is what the ones at Coldstone had on them. Some other ideas to sprinkle the sides with..Mini m&m's, crushed oreos, and mini chocolate chips.

After making the sandwiches we wrapped them individually with saran wrap, put them in a freezer bag and froze them. The first taste test was done two hours after making them. The cookie was really crunchy and the ice cream still did not seem totally frozen. That being said everyone loved them. Next taste test 24 hours later at dinner. Everyone thought that they were now almost perfect. The ice cream seemed to have frozen good, and because of the freezing the cookie had gotten somewhat softer. Our final test 48 hours after we froze them. The semi-homemade ice cream cookie sandwich gets rave reviews. The cookie has been frozen long enough that it is just perfect.

My kids are looking forward to making these again. They are especially looking forward to experimenting with different flavors of cookies and ice cream. I love that it is a dessert the kids can help with, is something that can be made ahead and then is ready when you need it, can be made using your favorite ingredients and customized to fit your diet or lack there of. I also love the cost. Sixteen cookie sandwich treats for around $2!! Now that is a bargain!! Don't forget to save the Party Pail Container. It makes the perfect container for chili, soups etc.