easy ice cream sandwiches

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease baking sheets.
• in a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, butter, vanilla extract, eggs, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. roll dough into 2-inch balls and place them the prepared baking sheets. bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. do not overbake; the cookies should be set, but still soft. let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.
• using an ice cream scoop, mold the softened ice cream into a ball about the size of the cookies. place scoop of ice cream between two cookies and gently press together. if you like a smooth edge, run the back of a spoon around the edge of the ice cream sandwich. working quickly, fill all of the cookies, lay out on a baking sheet, and place in the freezer to harden. serve when the ice cream has frozen solid. sandwich cookies can be stored in a freezer bag for up to two weeks.