No-Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches
These Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches are prepared with an unbaked egg-free chocolate chip cookie dough. Use your favorite ice cream or make it homemade!
Cookie dough ice cream is my favorite in all the land and it will be forever and ever amen.
Who’s with me? I choose it every time there is a choice to be made. In fact if I don’t choose it I kick myself later.
Well I figured the only thing better than tiny bites of cookie dough would be enjoy my ice cream between two giant slabs of cookie dough. Don’t you like my logic? When you have the chance always choose giant slabs of cookie dough over tiny bite-sized pieces.
They were so good that I made 2 batches. Both were devoured by the neighborhood kids!
This recipe does not use eggs. It also uses heat-treated flour. Heat-treated flour makes eating raw flour safe to eat. You can prepare heat-treated flour at home or purchase heat-treated flour online or at some local grocery stores.
Chocolate-lovers will even enjoy giving their Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches a little dip in some hard shell chocolate coating too!
Or make your own cookie dough hard shell ice cream topping.
How to Heat Treat Flour
Microwave Method
Place all purpose flour into a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until an instant-read thermometer reaches 165 degrees F. Be sure to stir the flour before taking the temperature to avoid hot spots.
Let the flour cool and use as directed in the recipe.
Oven Method
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Spread flour onto a rimmed baking sheet. For this method you will need to use about 1/4 cup extra flour than needed to account for any sticking to the baking sheet when finished.
Stir the flour and check at 2 minute intervals. Using an instant read thermometer be sure that the flour reaches an overall temperature of 165 degrees F.
Let the flour cool and use as directed in the recipe.
No-Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup flour, heat treated
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
Instructions
- Microwave butter and sugars in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until mixture is melted and smooth.
- Stir in milk, vanilla and salt. Add flour; stir until well blended. Let sit until room temperature (so as not to melt the chocolate chips when you add them in the next step).
- Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Line 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, with ends of paper extending over sides of pan.
- Press 1/2 of the dough into pan until smooth and even. Place a second layer parchment paper on top on the dough and repeat with remaining dough. Freeze for 30 minutes up to 1 hour.
- Remove from freezer. Carefully remove the top layer of cookie dough by lifting the top layer of parchment paper.
- Gently spread the softened ice cream over the bottom layer of cookie dough still in the pan. Peel the parchment paper from the second layer of cookie dough and place it smooth side up on top of the ice cream. Cover with foil or plastic wrap.
- Freeze 2 hours or until firm. Cut into 16 bars. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Store in freezer.
Nutrition
This recipe was adapted from No Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich in partnership with McCormick. That recipe has since been updated and is completely different.
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61 Comments on “No-Bake Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches”
Hi Katrina! Just wanted to clarify an ingredient from the no-bake cookie dough ice cream sandwiches. Is it only 1 cup of ice cream that is used? Thanks, Sarah
Should steps 4 and 5 be switched around?
Yes! Thank you. Something went wonky when I updated the post. All fixed now!
It was perfect the first time. I learn so much from you as well! Keep it up great post.
This sounds awesome. Going to make some tonight.
Great recipe, thanks for sharing! However, I’d recommend making sure the cookie dough mixture has a chance to cool down before adding chocolate chips, otherwise the latter might melt. It happened to me on my first try, but second attempt was successful. 😀
Heya, i really want to stuff these down my fat old cake hole they look so delicious and are sure to make all my boyfriends happy! Thank you Katrina!! life saver xxx
I would change the instructions to add chocolate chips after the mix has cooled. I just added in the chips and they melted while stirring :/
WOW LOOKS DELICIOUS,YUMMY !!! 🙂
what does the T stands for in the measure list? Is that the same as cups?
is there a substitute for vanilla extract or can i leave it
Can i use white granulated sugar instead of brown?
Will be making these for my boyfriend’s birthday celebration and just mixing up the recipe a tad with birthday cake ice cream and maybe an alternative dough! Thanks for the directions!
I absolutely love these! And this isn’t a big deal, since they still taste the same, but I find that I need to refrigerate before I add the chocolate chips, not after. When I made this the first time, I added the chocolate chips before refrigerating for 15 min. My mixture was still hot from microwaving, so the chocolate chips melted in and the whole dough was chocolatey. I prefer if they stay in hip form. Still delicious though! I’m just letting people know so they are aware of this:) thanks for a great recipe!
Hi, Katrina! I hope you are doing great – this is Courtney from long ago at Misadventures in Cooking. I have a new website and just wrote about these bars! I had a little trouble the first time I made them, but figured out my mistakes to make them AMAZING the second time. I’ve been sure to give you credit and linked back here. Hope you are doing great!!!
Thank you Courtney! I’ll check them out.
Worst recipe directions EVER!!!!! I’m sure these will be delicious, but be warned things will not go well if you follow these directions to the letter. First I recommend that after you place the first layer of parchment paper and press the first layer of the dough in your pan, place a layer of Saran Wrap over it before putting your second layer of parchment paper and dough. Otherwise the parchment paper separating your layers of dough will stick together. I had to let them completely thaw before I could get them apart. Also, don’t believe the 2-hour time frame for re-freezing the ice cream. I highly recommend letting them freeze overnight before attempting to cut them into sandwiches. Otherwise you are going to just have a mess. I let mine freeze for 3 hours, and it was an awful mess. I’m sure they will be tasty, but won’t know for sure until tomorrow. They better be good after all this hassle.
The dough turned dark as soon as I added the mini chips 🙁 Not very aesthetically pleasing when taking to an event. I used foil and sprayed it with Pam. They are in the freezer now. I’m hoping the Pam helps to prevent sticking.
Great concept, but the cookie got stuck to the paper. Cookie was great as well, but it turned into a big mess. I suggest not stacking the layers of cookie and freezing them separately before forming the sandwich.
I’m sorry but what does the T stand for in the milk Vanilla and salt? Going to try making these today for the first time I’m excited.
these look delicious I want to make them??? do you think with only the melted butter and the sugar will be enough heat temperature to cook this flour throughly??
Hi, I’m having trouble figure out. Do i buy cookie dough already made? Confusing
I was so excited but these didn’t work at all for me! Also turned dark immediately, which is fine, but the dough is totally stuck to the parchment right now. Oh well, frozen goodness to myself, and I’ll try things differently next time! Maybe some baking pam.
I’m going to try this recipe again. I actually made it twice and that didn’t happen. Will get back after I do some more testing. Thanks for stopping by.
Just made these… the choc chips melted right away. Next time I would chill then add the chips. The parchment stuck on mine too so I would put it in two pans rather than stacking the dough. Regardless of these two things… these are fantastic! Thank you for sharing!!!
I’m glad you liked them. Now I’m wanting to make them again. My chips didn’t melt at all. Hmmm.
I couldn’t possibly love these any more! I am sharing and pinning! 🙂
Thanks Lauren! Cookie dough for life!!
I had the same problem as Ash. The chocolate chips melted as soon as they were added to the warm dough mix. I should have refrigerated the dough prior to adding the chocolate chips. I guess I will be having chocolate cookie dough ice cream bars instead…. It stil tastes pretty good 🙂
So sorry that happened! I hope it was at least delicious!
did you have a problem get them of the parchment paper?? Cause mine got stuck together the bottom layer of cookie dough got stuck to the top layer of parchment paper and the top layer did as well. Also mine turned dark the moment the chocolate chips went in.
Your pictures are so great I could eat it off the page! I can’t wait to try these super yummy sandwiches with cookie dough! YUM!
Thank you! It’s hard to make cookie dough look bad though 😉
Whoa, girl! These are OUT OF THIS WORLD!! Want, want, want!!
Thank you Nikki!
how long would you suggest leaving the ice cream out??
It depends on your freezer and how cold the ice cream is to begin with honestly. So I would suggest you start with 10-15 minutes.
Omg! I need these pronto! They look amazing and perfect for this hot day.
Thank you Bri! They are perfect for these hot days we’ve been having.
Mouth watering! These are so perfect-looking. My kids would devour these. So would I!
Yes these ice cream sandwiches stand no chance around little kids and big kids alike 😉 thanks!
You are brilliant! Love these!
So glad you like them! Thanks Jessica!
Oh my goodness….what a brilliant idea! My kids would go nuts for these.
Ha! Well yes I can verify that MY kids DID go nuts for these 🙂 Thanks Dara!
GEEEENIUS! More cookie dough is just the thing ice cream needs!
I like the way you think!
you had me at cookie dough!
Me too 🙂 Cookie dough for everyone!!
I love chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream but almost always feel that there isn’t enough cookie dough!! Something tells me that I should make these and stuff them with chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
You are speaking my language! I think you should do it!! 😀
I absolutely love your cookie dough logic on these bars!! These are amazing looking!
I’m glad someone can relate! Thanks Jocelyn! ♥
Umm … genius!
I adore anything with cookie dough!
Thank you Kimberly! I’m glad you like them as much as we do!
I’m pretty sure I’d lose all self-control around these!
Self-control and cookie dough never stood a chance together!
I could easily get addicted to these! Love cookie dough! Pinned!
Thank you Anna! They are addicting for sure!
I absolutely love these and wish they were in my freezer waiting for me right now!!
Thanks! With all of the delicious homemade ice cream you make I’m sure you could whip these up in a jiffy 🙂