These festive, fun sweet ice cream sandwiches are the perfect treat for birthday celebrations or simple summer fun! Switch it up by swapping out cookie and ice cream flavors. Use toasted coconut or roll the sandwiches in colorful sprinkles to dress them up!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Ice Cream Sandwiches
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Freeze Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Calories
Author Safeway
Ingredients
1 1/2cupstoasted unsweetened coconut
blue and red food coloringor any color to match your party theme
24gingersnap cookies
6ounceswhite chocolate chipsmelted
3cupsvanilla ice cream
Optional Toppings
1/2cuptoasted almondsadded to coconut for pressing into ice cream sides
Instructions
Divide coconut into two bowls. Toss one portion with blue food coloring and the other portion with red food coloring. Spread each portion onto a plate to dry, about 15-20 minutes.
Line cookies face side up on a rimmed baking tray. Place melted chocolate in a piping bag and cut a small hole in the tip, then drizzle chocolate onto each cookie. Refrigerate for 10 minutes to set chocolate.
Remove cookies from the refrigerator and turn half of the cookies face side down. Top with 1/4 cup of ice cream and then another cookie, to form a sandwich. Press coconut around sides of sandwich into the ice cream filling. Repeat with remaining cookies.