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    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “Ice Cream” Sandwiches

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    By Alisa Fleming on August 4, 2015 Alisa's Favorite Dairy-Free Recipes, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Yes, you read that correctly … cookie dough “ice cream” sandwiches. If you’re like me then you would happily devour that bowl of dough before it ever hit the oven. So why not use it for making dairy-free novelties instead of crunchy cookies? That tender, sweet batter thickens enough to be hand-held, but melts deliciously into each frozen dessert-filled bite. Yes, it can get a little messy in hot hands, but it’s so worth it!

    Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches - Dairy-Free Vanilla Bean Frozen Dessert sandwiched between Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for over-the-top indulgence!

    Of course, you can use your favorite vegan cookie dough to mix things up (if using a dairy-free dough with eggs, I recommend tempering the eggs in when you heat the fat and sugar), but if Tony is any judge, my version is pretty darn good. He ate an entire half test batch of the dough in one sitting (then proclaiming that he needed to hit the gym!), and still returned to the kitchen that night to enjoy a a finished one, frozen dessert and all. Needless to say, these cookie dough “ice cream” sandwiches didn’t last long …

    Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches - Dairy-Free Vanilla Bean Frozen Dessert sandwiched between Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for over-the-top indulgence!This post is sponsored by So Delicious Dairy Free, but the idea, opinions and taste buds are all my own. I opted to call these cookie dough “ice cream” sandwiches for easy recognition of the recipe type, but note that since it is dairy-free, the filling is technically called “frozen dessert”. 

    Special Diet Notes: Cookie Dough “Ice Cream” Sandwiches

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan / plant-based, and vegetarian. Just be sure to choose the buttery spread, milk beverage, flour, chocolate chips and frozen dessert for these cookie dough “ice cream” sandwiches that meet your dietary needs.

    For gluten-free and top allergen-free cookie dough “ice cream” sandwiches, I successfully tested this recipe with So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut products, Melt Buttery Spread, Enjoy Life Life Mini Chocolate Chips, Simply Organic Vanilla (I used the flavoring) and Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Oat Flour (this last one does have a nut & soy warning – use another for severe allergies).

    Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough "Ice Cream" Sandwiches
     
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    Prep time
    30 mins
    Cook time
    5 mins
    Total time
    35 mins
     
    Note that the speedy Prep time does not include chilling - patience my friends!
    Author: Alisa Fleming
    Serves: 6 to 16 (see Notes) cookie dough "ice cream" sandwiches
    Ingredients
    • ½ cup dairy-free buttery spread
    • ¼ cup firmly-packed brown sugar or coconut sugar
    • ¼ cup organic sugar
    • 2 tablespoons dairy-free milk beverage (I used So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage)
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla flavoring or extract
    • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, white-wheat flour or gluten-free oat flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup dairy-free mini chocolate chips (or your desired amount)
    • 1 to 2 pints So Delicious Dairy Free Vanilla Frozen Dessert (see Notes)
    Instructions
    1. Place the margarine, sugars and milk beverage in a saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Whisk and cook until the sugars are fully dissolved. Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla, followed by the flour and salt.
    2. Let cool for about 10 minutes, then stir in the chocolate chips.
    3. Chill the dough for 2 hours or longer in the refrigerator.
    4. Line a 4x8-inch to 8x8-inch pan with parchment (see Notes below). Evenly spread half of the dough on the bottom of the pan (return the rest to the refrigerator). Place it in the freezer. Remove the frozen dessert from the freezer and place it on the counter to soften - this may take 15 to 30 minutes, depending on which kind you use and your room temperature.
    5. Remove the cookie dough pan from the freezer and evenly spread on the frozen dessert. Return to the freezer and let chill 2 hours or longer.
    6. Evenly spread the remaining cookie dough on top of the frozen dessert, cover and chill until frozen solid, about 2 hours or longer.
    7. Using the parchment, remove the cookie dough / frozen dessert block from the pan and cut into bars. Individually wrap and freeze the bars until ready to consume.
    Notes
    What Pan? How Much Frozen Dessert? The size of pan you use, and thus the amount of frozen dessert will depend on how thick you like your cookie dough. For a thin layer of cookie dough on bottom and top, use an 8x8-inch dish or similar and use 2 pints of frozen dessert (this will yield 12 to 16 ice cream sandwiches). For thicker layers of cookie dough, use an 8x4-inch dish or similar (I used a 7x5-inch dish for the cookie dough ice cream sandwiches shown with 1 pint of frozen dessert and got about 8 ice cream sandwiches) and just 1 pint of frozen dessert. If your pan falls somewhere in the middle size-wise, you may need 1½ pints of frozen dessert.
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    Alisa Fleming
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    28 Comments

    1. Emily | Rainbow Delicious on August 7, 2015 1:24 pm

      Wow, these look so delicious! I can’t believe they are vegan, too!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 7, 2015 6:17 pm

        Thanks Emily!

        Reply
    2. Dee Dee on August 7, 2015 11:40 am

      These look so refreshing and delicious! I think I need one (or six). :o)

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 7, 2015 6:18 pm

        Well, at least two 🙂

        Reply
    3. Manila Spoon on August 7, 2015 9:12 am

      Wow – these ice cream sandwiches look perfectly scrumptious and so wonderful on a hot summer day! Love these!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 7, 2015 6:18 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    4. Melissa on August 7, 2015 4:34 am

      Wow. These look so delicious. Perfect for summer!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 7, 2015 7:28 am

        Thank you Melissa!

        Reply
    5. Marlynn @UrbanBlissLife on August 7, 2015 12:14 am

      I am SO excited to try this recipe soon! It looks like something my whole family can enjoy. Going DF has been fairly easy for me, but I also can’t have eggs or bananas, which seem to still be in so many DF dessert recipes. Love this! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 7, 2015 7:29 am

        Hi Marlynn, yes, all the gf and paleo desserts have eggs! Tons of vegan dessert options though 🙂 Glad it hasn’t been too challenging for you!

        Reply
    6. Adriana Martin on August 6, 2015 11:29 pm

      OMG this looks like the perfect bite, I need to try your recipe soon. Looks so easy, great for a birthday party =)

      Reply
    7. Florian @ContentednessCooking on August 5, 2015 4:12 pm

      This looks beyond amazing, want! Definitely give these a try soon! 🙂

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 9:11 pm

        Thank you Florian!

        Reply
    8. Joy @ Joy Love Food on August 5, 2015 11:28 am

      What a great twist on the ice cream sandwich, these sound wonderful, perfect for these hot summer days we’re having!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 6, 2015 7:21 am

        Thank you Joy!

        Reply
    9. Chrisy @ Homemade Hooplah on August 5, 2015 9:41 am

      Such a crafty way to make these diary free! Very creative. And very, very tasty I’m sure 🙂 They look amazing!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:11 am

        Yes, hard to go wrong with cookie dough 🙂

        Reply
    10. Kelley on August 5, 2015 8:34 am

      Omg, these look sooo good! Going to make some of these tasty sandwiches today!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:11 am

        I hope you enjoy Kelley!

        Reply
    11. Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts on August 5, 2015 7:58 am

      Those look beyond incredible, Alisa! If I had been there, I would have been fighting Tony for them!! No kidding. Can’t wait to share these on All Gluten-Free Desserts. 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:13 am

        Thank you Shirley! You would definitely be fighting for those exact ones – all pictured are gluten-free 🙂

        Reply
    12. Marye on August 5, 2015 5:21 am

      What a great idea! They look so yummy!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:13 am

        Thank you Marye!

        Reply
    13. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine on August 5, 2015 4:09 am

      I can’t even tell you the last time I had an ice cream sandwich! Total childhood made SAFE!

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:13 am

        Time for an indulgence Rebecca 🙂

        Reply
    14. Kristina on August 4, 2015 8:34 pm

      half the time when we have store bought cookie dough, it never gets made into cookies! I totally need to make some of these with my next batch of cookies…

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on August 5, 2015 10:15 am

        Ooh, would love to know your favorite vegan cookie dough from the store Kristina 🙂

        Reply
    15. nibbles by nic on August 4, 2015 7:12 pm

      Healthy Cookie Dough? I am so there…my husband is absolutely obsessed!

      Reply

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