Vanilla Caramel Swirl Ice Cream Sandwiches

It’s August and that i understand I’m not alone after I say that I’m literally freaking out that summertime is almost over. Time is flying with the aid of waaaayyy too rapid and i’m kinda mad about it to be honest. There simply aren’t enough hours inside the day or days within the week to get it all achieved and match in some precise ‘ol style circle of relatives a laugh. For those of you that observed the absence to your inbox last week, let me simply say that I had every goal of penning this blog put up ultimate week at the same time as we were journeying faculties at the east coast. 

The reality that I’m traveling colleges with my oldest daughter who I swear simply started kindergarten the day prior to this is simply any other instance of how speedy time flies. In my thoughts I’d have hours of free time to whittle away on my laptop even as driving via the considerable Virginia nation-state or at some stage in a layover in our country’s capital looking forward to an unavoidably delayed flight. That became sincerely not the case {therefore, your empty inbox} and i make an apology for making you wait even one more minute for this drool worthy recipe. better late than never they always say….and this recipe is one worth watching for.

I’ll begin through pronouncing that those Vanilla Caramel Swirl Ice Cream Sandwiches are one in all my most liked posts on Instagram. so you’re probable thinking they’re certain be excellent, proper? I’ll go away it up to you to test that principle for your self. For me, ice cream sandwiches are the indispensable summer season dessert and our freezer is normally stocked with at least a half dozen of these frozen terrible boys. 

those mega frozen treats are like a Chipwich on steroids. This flavor mixture is hands down my preferred so far and it’s easy enough to please all of the little hungry people lurking at your freezer door. The recipe isn't complex but there are several steps worried so plan ahead accordingly. in case you are short on time (aren’t all of us) and need to cut corners to make a semi-homemade ice cream sandwich, who am I to prevent you?  either manner, those cookie ice cream duos are the price tag to some sweet summer time days beforehand.

Ingredients

For Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cups brown sugar
• ½ cup fine bakers sugar
• 1 egg
• 1¼ tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¾ tsp salt
• 2 cups plus 3 TBSP all purpose flour
• 1 heaping cup chocolate chips, semisweet or bittersweet

For Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

• 1½ cups whole milk
• 1 cup plus 2 TBSP granulate sugar
• pinch of kosher salt
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 1½ TBSP vanilla extract

For Caramel Sauce From Bake From Scratch Cookbook, Volume II

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ⅛ tsp kosher salt

Instructions

For Chocolate Chip Cookies

1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt
2. In a standing mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until smooth and creamy
3. Add egg and vanilla
4. Mix well
5. Add flour mixture slowly to butter mixture and mix until just combined
6. Stir in chocolate chips being careful not to over mix
7. Scoop cookie dough into balls with large cookie scoop and freeze on cookie sheet for 1 hour or overnight
8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
9. Bake cookies on baking sheets lined with parchment paper for about 10 minutes rotating halfway through
10. Remove from oven when golden brown and centers of cookies are slightly under baked
11. Cool on cookie sheets for five minutes and then cool completely on baking rack

For Vanilla Ice Cream

1. In a medium bowl, use a whisk or handheld electric mixer on low speed to combine milk, sugar and salt until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla extract until combined
3. Cover and refrigerate a minimum of 3 hours or overnight
4. Turn electric ice cream maker on and slowly pour the mixture through the spout
5. Mix until thickened and creamy
6. Place ice cream in a large bowl, drizzle room temperature caramel sauce onto ice cream
7. Gently stir to combine adding caramel to desired consistency
8. Store ice cream in airtight container in freezer until ready to assemble sandwiches

For Caramel Sauce

1. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat
2. Add brown sugar, stir to combine
3. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly (mixture will be thick)
4. Carefully pour in cream (mixture will foam), vanilla and salt
5. Remove from heat and stir to combine
6. Let cool to room temperature before adding to vanilla ice cream
7. Store any remaining caramel sauce in a glass jar up to 3 weeks in refrigerator

Assembly

1. Once cookies are cool and ice cream is frozen, remove ice cream from freezer and place a large scoop of ice cream onto bottom of one cookie
2. Top with another cookie
3. Drizzle more caramel sauce over the ice cream sandwich if desired
4. Freeze tightly wrapped in freezer

Based On The Recipe From : https://brownedbutterblondie.com/vanilla-caramel-swirl-ice-cream-sandwiches/