Description
Indulgent chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream bars blend nostalgic childhood flavors with creamy frozen delight. Cool summer treats combine homemade cookie dough layers with silky vanilla ice cream, promising delicious moments you’ll savor with each refreshing bite.
Ingredients
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Chocolate Base:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Chips:
- 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips, divided
Coating and Ice Cream:
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
- 10 ounces (283 grams) milk chocolate, melted (for coating)
Instructions
- Prepare the base by thoroughly blending softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until achieving a creamy, uniform texture. Incorporate vanilla extract for enhanced flavor depth.
- Gradually introduce flour and salt into the mixture, stirring until completely integrated. Gently fold mini chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring even distribution.
- Create a foundation by carefully lining a loaf pan with parchment paper, allowing slight overhang for easy removal. Evenly compress half of the prepared cookie dough across the pan’s bottom, creating a smooth, compact layer.
- Carefully spread softened vanilla ice cream over the initial cookie dough layer, using a spatula to create an even, consistent surface that covers the entire base completely.
- Delicately place the remaining cookie dough on top of the ice cream, gently pressing to form a complete coverage that seals the ice cream layer.
- Transfer the assembled dessert to the freezer, allowing it to solidify for approximately 2 hours or until the entire bar becomes completely firm and set.
- Extract the frozen creation from the pan using parchment paper edges. Slice into individual bars with a sharp knife, then carefully immerse each bar into melted milk chocolate for a decadent coating.
- Immediately sprinkle the remaining mini chocolate chips over the chocolate-coated bars. Return to the freezer for an additional 15-20 minutes to ensure the chocolate coating sets completely and becomes crisp.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter for smoother mixing and better texture, ensuring your cookie dough base blends perfectly without lumps.
- Gently fold chocolate chips to prevent overmixing, keeping the dough light and preventing tough cookie layers.
- Ensure complete freezing between layers to maintain clean, distinct layers and prevent mixing of cookie dough and ice cream.
- Dip bars quickly in melted chocolate and tap off excess to create an even, thin chocolate shell that snaps when bitten.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 291 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 101 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg