Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies
Ingredients
- ยฝ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 100 g dark chocolate chips
- 1 egg
- 75 g butter softened
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 cup plain flour
- Salt to season
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 160ยฐC.
- Beat the softened butter and sugars until pale and creamy.
- Beat in the vanilla extract and egg.
- Fold through the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt until a soft dough forms.
- Stir through the dark chocolate chips.
- Line the air fryer basket with baking paper trimmed to fit.
- Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and place them well apart in the basket.
- Air fry for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
- Check the bases are crisp and cooked through.
- Leave the cookies to cool completely.
- Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream between two cookies and gently press together.
- Repeat to make 4 ice cream cookie sandwiches.
- Serve immediately.
Notes & Wine Advice
Serving Suggestions
Assemble the cookie sandwiches shortly before serving so the cookies retain their texture and the vanilla ice cream stays firm. They are ideal as a simple frozen dessert during warmer weather.Recipe Notes
Allow the cookies to cool completely before adding the ice cream. Even slightly warm cookies will soften the ice cream quickly. Dark chocolate chips provide a rich contrast to the sweet vanilla filling.Cooking Advice
Leave plenty of space between the portions of cookie dough because they spread during cooking. Depending on the size of your air fryer, cook them in batches rather than overcrowding the basket.Storage Advice
Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days. For advance preparation, assemble the sandwiches and freeze them individually until required.Wine Advice
The combination of dark chocolate and vanilla ice cream works well with a sweet dessert wine. Choose a suitable bottle from Renรฉ’s Wijnbeleving.Nutrition values
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About Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies combine homemade dark chocolate chip cookies with creamy vanilla ice cream to create a simple frozen dessert. The cookies are prepared in the Airfryer, giving them golden edges and a soft centre without requiring a conventional oven.
Making the Cookie Dough
The cookie dough begins with softened butter, brown sugar and caster sugar. Beating these ingredients together until pale and creamy creates a smooth base before the egg and vanilla are added.
Plain flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt are then folded through the mixture. Mix only until a soft dough forms, as excessive mixing is unnecessary once the flour has been incorporated.
Using Two Types of Sugar
Brown sugar and caster sugar each contribute something slightly different to the cookies. Brown sugar adds a deeper sweetness and helps create a softer texture, while caster sugar contributes to the lightly crisp exterior.
Using both gives the cookies enough structure to hold the ice cream while keeping the centres pleasantly soft.
Dark Chocolate Chips
Dark chocolate chips provide small pockets of rich chocolate throughout each cookie. Their slightly bitter character balances the sweetness of the cookie dough and vanilla ice cream.
Stir the chocolate chips through only after the dough has formed so they remain evenly distributed.
Shaping the Cookies
Divide the dough into 8 equal portions. Similar-sized portions are particularly useful for this recipe because each finished sandwich needs two cookies that are approximately the same size.
Leave enough room between the portions in the air fryer basket because the dough spreads considerably as it cooks.
Air Frying
The cookies cook at 160ยฐC for approximately 12 to 15 minutes. They should be golden on top with crisp, properly cooked bases.
Air fryer baskets vary in size, so cooking in batches may be necessary. Avoid placing the portions too close together or they can spread into one another.
Cooling the Cookies
Allow the cookies to cool completely before assembling the sandwiches. They become firmer as they cool, which makes them easier to handle and better able to support the ice cream.
Cooling is especially important because any residual warmth will immediately begin melting the vanilla ice cream.
Adding the Ice Cream
Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream onto the flat side of a cookie and top with a second cookie. Press gently until the ice cream spreads towards the edges without squeezing completely out of the sandwich.
Repeat with the remaining cookies to create four individual ice cream sandwiches.
Preparing Ahead
The cookies can be prepared up to 3 days in advance and stored in an airtight container. This makes the final assembly particularly quick when the dessert is needed.
The sandwiches can also be assembled ahead and frozen. Allow them to soften briefly before serving if the cookies become very firm in the freezer.
A Summer Dessert
The cold vanilla centre makes these cookie sandwiches particularly suitable for spring and summer. They are easy to serve individually and require no plates or elaborate presentation.
They also work well for a Birthday or Party because the individual portions can be prepared beforehand and kept frozen until required.
Simple Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookies combine two familiar favourites in one dessert: freshly cooked chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream. The contrast between dark chocolate, buttery cookie dough and cold creamy ice cream makes them an easy dessert with plenty of texture and flavour.