Celebrate the season with this Vanilla Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe! Using simple shortbread cookies, it couldn’t be easier to make this cool treat.

mixed berry ice cream

My kids and I love to spend time together in kitchen, making all sorts of dishes and treats. But come summer, who wants to hang out in the kitchen for hours? Not us!

So I’m loving this Sweet Cream and Mixed Berry ice cream recipe for a fun summer treat that is super simple to whip up, thanks to COFFEE-MATE® Italian Sweet Cream Liquid Coffee Creamer. You guys know I love a good cooking hack, and I use COFFEE-MATE® in recipes all the time to add a boost of flavor and creamy texture in an instant.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS ICE CREAM SANDWICH COOKIE RECIPE:

HOW TO MAKE THIS ICE CREAM SANDWICH COOKIE RECIPE:

1. Line a large bread pan with parchment paper.
2. Start making the ice cream base– blend the whipping cream in a mixer until soft peaks form. Mix in the mascarpone, COFFEE-MATE® Sweet Cream Liquid Coffee Creamer, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, and salt, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Stir in all of the berries.
3. Pour a third of the mixture into the pan, smooth a layer of jam on top. Continue alternating layers until all the ice cream is in the pan.
4. Chill in freezer for at least 3 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
6. Mix all shortbread ingredients with a hand mixer or stand mixer.
7. Roll out dough onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet, about ½″ thick.
8. Use a round biscuit butter (or any round cookie cutter, about 3″ in diameter) to make circles in the dough. Remove excess dough from sheet.
9. Bake shortbread cookies for 20 minutes, or until edges are slightly brown. Let cool.
10. Remove ice cream from freezer, scoop large mounds onto shortbread cookies, and top with another cookie. Finish off with a dollop of Reddi-wip® Original Whipped Topping!

For this ice cream, get out the sturdy mixer and blend it up. It’s as simple as tossing the ingredients in (heavy whipping cream, COFFEE-MATE®, mascarpone cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and a hint of vanilla), mixing until smooth, sprinkling in the berries, and popping it all into the freezer.

handy tools to make these ice cream sandwiches easily:

• stand mixer – mixing, blending, whipping…THE BEST
• cookie sheets – best non stick, last a lifetime

While you wait for the freezer to do its thing, you can bake up the shortbread cookies. Shortbread, in general, is one of the easiest things you can bake, which is why I chose it for this simple summer treat. The buttery flavor compliments the sweet berry ice cream perfectly. Feel free to eat a couple cookies along the way!

Once the cookies have cooled, assemble the yummy sammies and finish off with a dollop of whipped cream. Such a fun treat!

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you store homemade ice cream sandwiches?

Store the ice cream sandwiches tightly wrapped in plastic wrap in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

How do you make ice cream in a food processor?

This post very nicely explains how to make ice cream in your food processor and even has all the favorite flavor recipes!

What is the difference between a sugar cookie and a shortbread cookie?

Sugar cookies have many ingredients, including butter, flour, eggs, flavoring, salt and a leavening agent such as baking powder or baking soda. Sugar cookies are typically sweeter than shortbread cookies, and have a lighter, crisper texture. Like shortbread, they are often elaborately decorated. Shortbread cookies are traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter or margarine, and three parts flour.

Love these Vanilla Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches? Try the same Vanilla Shortbread Cookies with nutella inside!