M&M Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich
Cool off with our M&M Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich recipe. Ready in just minutes, ice cream is nestled between two M&M cookies and then rolled in your favorite sprinkles or toppings, such as mini chips, shredded coconut or even chopped nuts!
Servings: 8
Calories: 103kcal
Ingredients
Toppings:
- mini chocolate chips
- shredded coconut
- sliced almonds
- chopped walnuts
- sprinkles
Ice Cream Sandwiches:
- 16 store-bought M&M cookies
- 1 half gallon vanilla ice cream
Instructions
Toppings:
- Place the toppings in small bowls or on flat dishes.
Ice Cream Sandwiches:
- Place 8 cookies, flat side up, on a flat surface.
- Top each cookie with a scoop of ice cream, dividing evenly between the 8 cookies.
- Place one cookie, flat side down, on top of each scoop of ice cream and press gently.
- Use an offset spatula or flat side of a knife and even out the ice cream on the sides of the ice cream sandwich.
- Roll the sides of each cookie sandwich in your favorite topping. You can eat them now or arrange the ice cream sandwiches in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and freeze until ice cream is firm, at least one hour.
- Remove the sandwiches from the freezer and wrap each sandwich, individually, in plastic wrap.
- Place all the sandwiches in a freezer safe food storage bag, seal and freeze for up to one month.
- When ready to eat, allow your ice cream sandwich to soften at room temperature for just a few minutes.
Notes
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- You can use small cookies and make mini ice cream sandwiches
- Get creative with the toppings you can roll your ice cream sandwiches in!
- Use holiday sprinkles for get togethers, such as red white and blue sprinkles for Memorial Day and July 4th
- If you chill the cookies in the freezer before you assemble your sandwiches the ice cream will stay colder
- If the ice cream begins to soften too much when you are putting your ice cream sandwiches together, just pop it back in the freezer for a bit to firm it up
- Make homemade ice cream to fill your ice cream sandwiches!
- Substitute your favorite ice cream flavor for the vanilla ice cream
- Substitute chocolate chip cookies for the M&M cookies
- Substitute oatmeal cookies for the M&M cookies
- Substitute sugar cookies for the M&M cookies
Nutrition
Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg