A few years ago when my daughter turned 5, I made these ice cream sandwiches instead of cake, and they were such a hit with the kids! Not only are they pretty, but they are so, so delicious! I made these sandwiches with double chocolate cookies, filled them with vanilla ice cream, then decorated the sides with colourful chocolate candies. Easy, pretty and so tasty!

Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe Tips:
- Not only do these cookies make great ice cream sandwiches, but they are also great cookie jar filler! They’re soft, chewy and so chocolatey!
- These would make a great dessert for a July 1st or July 4th backyard party, just use different colours of candies! For a party, you could even let your guests decorate the ice cream sandwiches themselves!
- You can make these ice cream sandwiches ahead of time. Just freeze them until you’re ready to serve.
- I used smarties for these ice cream sandwiches but you can use any chocolate candy or even sprinkles!

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Yield: About 25 medium sandwiches 1x
Description
These Double Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches are such a fun summer treat! Make a batch of homemade cookies and fill them with ice cream, then let the kids decorate!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- Smarties for decorating (or what ever candy you like)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together butter and sugars.
- Add eggs one at a time. Mix.
- Add vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda.
- Add flour mix to sugar mix, and combine.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- For regular cookies, drop 1 heaping tbsp of batter onto cookie sheet and bake for about 10-12 minutes.
- For larger cookies for ice-cream sandwiches, drop a heaping 2 tbsp mound of batter onto the cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes. Watch carefully. They are best when still a bit soft and chewy.
For Ice Cream Sandwiches:
- Cool cookies completely.
- You can assemble your ice cream sandwiches about 2-3 days ahead of time.
- Scoop about 1/3 cup ice cream between 2 cookies.
- Decorate edges with Smarties (or what ever candy you like)
- Freeze.
PIN IT!

More Delicious Frozen Summer Treats:
- Ice Cream Sandwiches with Sprinkles
- Peanut Butter Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Coconut Popsicles
- Peanut Butter Banana Creamsicles
Make sure to follow my Popsicles and Frozen Treats Pinterest Board for more delicious ideas!
Have fun with them!
31 Comments
Barb
May 12, 2011 at 7:54 PMAnd what a wonderful day it was . . .
Anne
May 14, 2011 at 12:36 AMyummy – these look amazing. and love the idea of cookie sandwiches instead of cake! 🙂 I think I might like one right now
kristy.lynn @ kristy.makes
May 14, 2011 at 1:13 AMthese look delicious! so cute! definetly like the idea of cookie sandwiches in place of cake! i wouldn’t mind leftovers with those! 🙂
Sue
May 14, 2011 at 2:06 AMLove the “polka dot” candy added:)
Kelli @ RTSM
May 14, 2011 at 12:42 PMThese are so pretty and they look really yummy too!
[email protected] Baking Bookworm
May 14, 2011 at 1:21 PMThese look great! And I love that you use Smarties in them. Very pretty and colourful. I agree with Sue, it makes them ‘polka-dotty’. 😉
I found your blog via “The Art of Doing Stuff’s” blog roll post. 🙂
Laurie
http://www.thebakingbookworm.blogspot.com
www.StarHughes.com
May 15, 2011 at 4:04 PMThese look amazing and are the perfect summer treat! I’ve never made ice cream sandwiches before but if I do, I am definitely using this recipe! I like the idea of the double chocolate cookies with some rich vanilla ice cream. And the smarties are a great touch – they look much more fun and kid-friendly for the bake sale!!
Missy
May 15, 2011 at 9:12 PMThese look delightful! I just pinned this on my Pinterest!
BigBearswife
May 16, 2011 at 1:43 AMBeautiful little cookie ice cream sandwiches!! I love sandwich cookies and ice cream cookie sammies are even better
Kathryn Michelle Jenkins
May 16, 2011 at 3:58 AMso INSPIRED by colored mnm’s now. lol, I love this idea, so simple and it looks delicious!
I’m a new follower!
kathryn
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Rachel at Sun Scholars
May 16, 2011 at 6:43 PMThese are so fun! Absolutely adorable!
I would love to have you share this at my For the Kids link party! Come join the fun!
http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/05/for-kids-friday-9.html
PartyMom
May 16, 2011 at 8:54 PMThey look so pretty! And the recipe sounds so yummy too!
Evanne @ Simply Fabulous
May 17, 2011 at 2:45 PMThese look DELICIOUS! All of my favorite sweets combined into one! YUM!
Emily
May 17, 2011 at 2:50 PMI saw you on Get Your Craft On! These look awesome.
Emily–www.bitsofeverything.com
Lindsey Stipes
May 17, 2011 at 6:33 PMyeah…so glad to see this recipe. I found one awhile back and was going to do them for my son’s birthday this week and lost it. I was sure they were fairly simple, but I wanted a good cookie recipe to go along with it! following you via tip junkie!!
Kelsey
May 18, 2011 at 4:18 PMMy son’s birthday is July 1st and these are just perfect!
Emily S
May 18, 2011 at 4:26 PMMmmmm it looks so yummy! Might have to try this one for the next backyard barbecue!
Emily
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Karen @ Goodbyecityhellosuburb
May 18, 2011 at 7:14 PMChocolate chip chookies and ice cream are my two favorite sweets! I don’t know why I have never thought about putting them together! Great idea! I’d love it if you stopped by Workshop Wednesday and shared it for the party!
SmileMonsters
May 19, 2011 at 7:35 PMYummy! I’d love for you to come share this at Fun For Kids Friday!
http://smilemonsters.blogspot.com/2011/05/fun-for-kids-friday_19.html
Jo @ SmileMonsters
Lori @ Beneath the Rowan Tree
May 24, 2011 at 1:05 PMPretty and delicious wow!!
I would love to have you share this on our weekly playdate party!
Link: http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-and-improved-playdate-link-party.html
Cheers,
Lori
http://www.beneaththerowantree.com
Come & Join the Playdate!
[email protected] Hope Love
May 24, 2011 at 5:56 PMSo going to try this! My kids would LOVE it!! 🙂
GLENDA CHILDERS
May 24, 2011 at 8:03 PMI am popping over from Rhoda’s recipe party. Hope you enjoy my orange muffins (link #99.)
These ice cream cookies look delicious. They would be so fun for a birthday party.
Fondly,
Glenda
Ashley
May 26, 2011 at 2:59 PMum yummy…totally gonna try these:)
Rachel at Sun Scholars
May 27, 2011 at 3:22 AMAwesome, awesome, awesome! This post has been featured in this week’s For the Kids Link Party! Stop on by and grab an A++ button for your blog! And LOVE to have you link up while you’re there 🙂 We’re starting another week of kid-friendly fun!
http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/05/for-kids-friday-12.html
Eftychia
June 1, 2011 at 4:56 PMThese cookies look so tasty!! Thanks for sharing.
Janet
June 27, 2011 at 4:18 AMOMGosh this looks so yummy!!! 🙂
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The Procrastobaker
July 5, 2011 at 3:00 PMGorgeous! I dont know any kid or adult alike that wouldnt be completely elated with one of these little cookies 🙂 bet they taste scrummy too, so pretty!
Heidi @ Food Doodles
July 5, 2011 at 4:56 PMYum! I love how colorful those are 😀 And the ice cream sandwiches look so good. I really want to make some for the kids since it’s been so hot here 😀
Carolyn
July 10, 2011 at 6:46 AMIce cream biscuits looks fantastic! My family doesn’t eat cake, so this would be an excellent alternative. Can’t wait to make them. Thanks for posting.
Melissa
July 2, 2014 at 9:39 PMWOW!! What a great idea. My son would love these for his Birthday. The Smarties are a must.
Thanks for sharing
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July 3, 2014 at 10:13 PMYou are so welcome! Enjoy – kids love them!!