Whether it's a hot summer day or mid-January, there really is no bad time for a chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich.
Ingredients
1cup(2 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened (but not room temperature)
1cupbrown sugar
½cupwhite sugar
2largeeggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2½cupsall purpose flour
1teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonbaking soda
1cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
2pintshigh-quality vanilla ice cream
1cupminiature chocolate chips
Instructions
Make the chocolate chip cookies: Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, whip the butter and sugars together on medium speed until they are well combined (about 60 seconds). Add the eggs and vanilla and mix on medium speed until well combined (about 30 seconds). Add the flour, salt, and soda, and mix just until they are incorporated with the other ingredients (less than 30 seconds). Add the chocolate chips and pulse the mixer on and off a few times, just until the are incorporated with the dough.
Using a large cookie scoop (we recommend using a size 16 scoop, whcih is about ¼ cup), scoop cookie dough into large dough balls onto a parchment-paper lined cookie sheet. You'll get about 6 per sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cookies cool completely (you can put your cookies in the fridge to expedite this part of the process).
Cut the ice cream: Remove your completely frozen ice cream from the freezer. On a cutting board, turn your ice cream pint on its side, and using a very sharp chef’s knife, slice the ice cream pint into 4 even slices. Repeat with the second pint.
Assemble the sandwiches: For each ice cream sandwich, place one slice of the ice cream on top of one cookie, remove the ice cream pint paper, and add another cookie on top. Using your hands, gently press the miniature chocolate chips into the exposed ice cream on the sides of each cookie. Repeat with all cookies. Serve immediately or store in the freezer (a bread tin works great for this) until ready to serve.