Chocolate Chip & Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich [v.]

Why choose one cookie when you can have two? That was my train of thought when I was absolutely craaaaving an ice cream sandwich. There’s nothing better in the summer than dripping ice cream… chocolate smeared all over the sides of your mouth… warm cookie… oh yeah. Just the mental image as I am typing this is turning me on. I mean, what? Uhhhhhhh.

This ice cream sandwich is made with nana ice cream, obviously. I’d like to say (and think) it’s healthy because of this, but I mean, there’s like 5 oreos in one serving of it. So there’s that. But at least it’s not made with heavy cream, right? Just say “right,” because this makes me feel better.

Recipe

Serving: 4-5 ice cream sandwiches

For cookies, you will need:

• 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter, softened
• 1/2 cup cane sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 flax egg
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups white flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

For Oreo nana ice cream, you will need:

• 1-2 sleeves Oreos, crushed (or however much you prefer)
• 3-4 frozen bananas
• 1 tbs vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup non-dairy milk

To make:

• Preheat oven to 350 F and prep your cookie sheet with parchment paper – set aside.
• In large bowl, mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and flaxseed until well combined. About 4 minutes all together.
• Add salt, baking powder, and baking soda – mix well.
• Add 1/2 cup of flour at a time to bowl, mixing well after each one. Do this three times.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Shape dough into large cookies – about 8-10 large cookies.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, depending on how crispy you would like them – allow to cool.
• While cooling, make your nana ice cream in a food processor – add bananas, vanilla, and non-dairy milk and blend until smooth. Add crushed Oreos and blend until well combined.
• Smack dat ice cream between two cookies and go. to. town.

If you have vegan kiddos, this will surely be a hit. And well, if you have any taste in food whatsoever, this is a good choice. Also, this cookie sandwich is my gateway drug into all the cookie sandwiches. Stay tuned for more – I’ll be testing ALL. THE. FLAVORS. xx bianca