Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Name: Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats; 1/2 cup finely chopped semisweet chocolate; 3 cups dulce de leche ice cream, softened if necessary; 1/4 cup brickle toffee bits

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min. + freezing YIELD: 10 servings.

If you’re tight on time, you can use store-bought cookies, but I highly recommend making these oatmeal chocolate cookies from scratch. The dessert sandwiches are pure fun. Sometimes I decorate the sides of the sandwiches with colorful jimmies, too. —Diane Halferty, Corpus Christi, Texas

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup finely chopped semisweet chocolate
3 cups dulce de leche ice cream, softened if necessary
1/4 cup brickle toffee bits

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and chocolate.
2. Shape dough into twenty 1-1/4-in. balls. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, smoothing edges if necessary. Bake until golden brown, 10-13 minutes. Transfer from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. To assemble, place about 1/4 cup ice cream on bottom of a cookie; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon toffee bits. Top with a second cookie, pressing gently to flatten ice cream. Place on a baking sheet; freeze overnight or until firm. Repeat with remaining cookies and ice cream. For longer storage, wrap frozen sandwiches individually and return to freezer.

Nutrition Facts

1 ice cream sandwich: 475 calories, 26g fat (15g saturated fat), 105mg cholesterol, 296mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.