Holiday Ice Cream Sandwiches

These very merry Holiday Ice Cream Sandwiches are decorated just for the holidays.

Prep: 1 hr | Yield: 12 sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 (16.5 ounce) roll Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
• 1/4 cup red or green decorator sugar crystals or clear edible glitter
• 2 1/4 cups any flavor ice cream, slightly softened
• 1/2 cup miniature red and green candy-coated chocolate candies or any candy sprinkles, if desired

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Shape cookie dough into 24 balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 3 inches apart.
3. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
4. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
5. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
6. Cut nine 12 x 9 inch sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
7. In small shallow bowl, place chocolate candies.
8. For each sandwich, spoon about 1/4 cup ice cream onto bottom of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, bottom side down; press together gently. Roll outer edge of ice cream in chocolate candies. Quickly wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap.
9. Freeze for about 3 hours or until firm. For longer storage, place wrapped sandwiches in resealable freezer plastic bag.
10. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

For party presentation, stack ice cream sandwiches pyramid-style on a cake stand.

For dinner party dessert presentation, place each sandwich cookie on a silver, gold or holiday-motif doily on individual dessert plates.

Nutrition

Per 1 sandwich: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 140), Total Fat 16g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 2g), Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 46g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 31g), Protein 3g

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 Fat

Carbohydrate Choices: 3

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Pillsbury