Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Mmm Nothing like ice cream (and ice cream on sale!) to kick off the summer! And yes, because the local grocery store was having an awesome sale on Dryer's (aka Edy's out here in the midwest O_O) I bought myself two tubs! And of course, what better way to eat ice cream than in an ice cream sandwich :) I had half a batch of the oatmeal cookie batter left over from when I made oatmeal raisin cookies last week sans raisins, so I baked those up and squished a blob of mint chocolate chip in the middle of two cookies, and voila! ice cream sandwiches! If you want to mimic the It's-It style sandwiches, dip them in chocolate and they should be good to go :) Also, of course, the ice cream flavor is completely up to you :) If you're freezer is strong, unlike mine, you might want to set the ice cream out for a few minutes to let it soften to a workable consistency before squishing it between cookies, or alternatively, let the ice cream soften in the refrigerator. Remember to stick them back in the freezer to let them firm up before sinking your teeth into them! lol.



Oatmeal Cookies
from allrecipes

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into 1-1.5 inch balls, and place 1 inches apart on cookie sheets.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 50-60 2 inch cookies.