Beach Ball Ice Cream Sandwiches

Name: Beach Ball Ice Cream Sandwiches
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk; Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring; 48 round sugar cookies; 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened

Who can resist creamy ice cream between homemade sugar cookies? These cheerful treats might be the perfect way to celebrate a get-away to the beach. —Pattie Ann Forssberg, Logan, Kansas

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
Red, blue, yellow and green food coloring
48 round sugar cookies
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Divide frosting among five bowls; tint each a different color with red, blue, yellow and green food coloring. Leave one plain.
Frost tops of 24 sugar cookies with colored frostings to resemble beach balls. Let dry completely.
Spoon ice cream onto bottom of plain cookies; top with frosted cookies. Place in individual plastic bags; seal. Freeze until serving.

Originally published as Pumpkin-Faced Ice Cream Sandwiches in Kid Friendly Cooking & Crafts