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Coffee Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches

Source of Recipe

From "Modern Comfort Food" by Ina Garten


Recipe Introduction

"We all remember old-fashioned ice cream sandwiches; the cookie was pretty boring and the ice cream wasn't all that special, either. My assistant Lidey and I spent a fun day testing all kinds of ice cream and cookie combinations but these chocolate chip cookies with coffee chocolate chip ice cream and Heath toffee bits were everyone's favorite! Not a bad day at the office, right?"

List of Ingredients

â—¦ 1 pint coffee chocolate chip ice cream such as Talenti gelato or Häagen-Dazs Java chip
â—¦ 8 (2 ½-inch-round) crisp chocolate chip cookies, such as Tate's
â—¦ ½ cup Heath English Toffee Bits


Recipe

Leave the gelato at room temperature for about 15 minutes, until it's soft enough to scoop but not melting. Place 4 cookies, flat sides up, on a cutting board and, using a standard (2 ¼-inch) ice cream scoop, put one rounded scoop of gelato on each cookie. Place the 4 remaining cookies, flat sides down on each scoop of gelato and press lightly until the gelato spreads to the edges of the cookies.

Put the toffee bits on a small plate and, working quickly, roll the edge of each sandwich in the toffee bits, using your hand to fill in the spaces with extra toffee. Immediately, place the sandwiches in the freezer and freeze until firm. Wrap well and keep frozen until ready to serve.

Serves 4