Ice Cream

Our 68 Best Ice Cream Sandwich Recipes

It's time to move beyond chocolate and vanilla with these cold, sweet, and chewy sandwiches.

By Katherine Sacks

August 24, 2017

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Brownie Ice-Cream Sandwich
Use your own favorite ice-cream and defrost it slightly so you can spread it between the brownie layers easily.
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Photo by Alex Lau
2/68
Oatmeal Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Use one flavor (like pistachio) for this ice cream cookie sandwiches recipe, or mix it up: Each pint will yield enough ice cream for three sandwiches.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
3/68
Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies
This childhood favorite is even better than you remember, especially when you sandwich fudge ripple ice cream in between two of them.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
4/68
Tin Roof Ice Cream
Tin roof sundaes are traditionally made of vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce and a scattering of red-skinned Spanish peanuts, so why not sandwich this favorite with peanut butter cookies.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
5/68
Sheet-Pan Brownie Thins
These ultra-thin, extra-chewy brownies were made to have tin-roof or salted caramel ice cream sandwiched between them.
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6/68
Boozy Piña Colada Ice Cream
Store-bought coconut ice cream gets a sunny, boozy kick from a pineapple and rum swirl in this easy ice cream inspired by our favorite beach-side cocktail. Stick it between salted rye cookies.
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7/68
Mint-Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Nothing beats the flavors of rich chocolate, refreshing peppermint, and luscious vanilla ice cream on a hot day. This pretty ice box cake comes together easily, thanks to prepared ice cream sandwiches and chocolate sauce, which also give it a stunning, retro look.
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8/68
Ice Cream Tacos With Chocolate and Peanuts
The original Choco Taco may have a cult following, but we think this homemade version has it beat. Taco Tuesday just got a little bit sweeter.
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9/68
Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches with Blueberry Swirl
Everyone's free to be a kid again with one of these wickedly good frozen treats in hand. Chewy blondie cookies bookend a thick layer of lemony ice cream (store-bought vanilla bumped up with lemon juice and zest) ribboned with a speedy blueberry compote.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
10/68
Cinnamon Swirl Vanilla Ice Cream Bars
To help prevent the ice cream bars from melting while you are cutting and dipping them, choose a vanilla ice cream that freezes solid. How can you tell? Squeeze the pint in the freezer case to test which brand feels hardest.
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Marcus Nilsson
11/68
Ice Cream Sandwiches
This recipe calls for baking one giant cookie, a way to ensure even, consistent ice cream sandwiches.
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Kenji Toma
12/68
Chocolate Chip and Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches
A chocolate-dipped frozen banana meets an ice cream sandwich.
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13/68
Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
Since these cookies are meant to be eaten frozen in this ice cream cookie sandwiches recipe, we made them extra salty so the flavor stands out.
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Chocolate Brownie Cookies
These decadent double chocolate cookies mimic the soft chocolate shortbread you find in traditional store-bought ice cream sandwiches (only much better, natch). We particularly like using these, and other chewy texture cookies, for ice cream sandwiches, because they're super easy to bite through.
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Katherine Sacks is a New York City-based writer, editor, and recipe developer (with a special interest in baking and vegetarian cuisine), focused on the connections between food culture, food pathways, sustainability, and the environment. Her previous roles include acting as the Digital Content Manager for FoodPrint.com, traveling the country as ... Read More

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