Homemade Chipwich Ice Cream Sandwiches
As kids, I’m sure we all have fond memories of that glorious Ice Cream Truck song. As a wee one, I would run faster than anything to beg my Mom for a dollar to buy something from the truck when it happened to cruise my neighborhood. Within moments, there would be a line of 10+ kids gathered with their quarters and an excited smile in anticipation of a treat. No matter how long the line, when I made it to the front- I always got one of two treats- a Choco Taco or a Chipwich. When it was a Chipwich day, I remember exactly how I’d eat it. First- I’d nibble the edges where the ice cream got all melty, and work my way towards the soft center.
I have been dreaming of a from scratch version of this treat for ages, and last week it finally happened. I baked a batch of my favorite soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies and whipped up some vanilla ice cream. After freezing the cookies a bit to make assembly easier, I was almost on my way to having this nostalgic treat. Making these is so simple and really worth the extra effort. I also found that having a few stashed away in the freezer is the perfect things for last minute company. I mean who doesn’t love a chipwich?
Homemade "Chipwich" Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 dozen chocolate chip cookies
- 1 qt. vanilla ice cream, recipe below
- 1-2 cups mini chocolate chips
- vanilla ice cream
- 3 cups heavy cream, or 2 cups heavy cream and 1 cup whole milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place cookies in the freezer to harden and chill them for at least 15-20 minutes.
- Before assembling cookie sandwiches, have the mini chocolate chips in a shallow dish ready to go, as things will melt quickly and you have to work fast.
- Allow ice cream to soften at room temperature for a few minutes while the cookies are in the freezer.
- Once cookies are cold and hardened, scoop ice cream onto one cookie, sandwich it with another, and quickly roll it the mini chocolate chips, making sure to push any loose chips in. Place each finished chipwich in the freezer before you start the next! Once they are all complete, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and foil and store in the freezer for up to two weeks!
For Ice Cream:
- Pour 1 cup of the cream into a medium saucepan and add the sugar and salt. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the saucepan and add the pod to the pot. Warm over medium heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from the heat and add the remaining 2 cups cream (or the remaining 1 cup cream and the milk) and the vanilla extract.
- Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator. (Overnight!) When ready to churn, remove the vanilla bean, rinsing and reserving it for another use (I stuck mine in my sugar container,) and then freeze the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Cookie Recipe adapted from Baking Illustrated.
Ice Cream Recipe from The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.
love the cooks illustrated recipe for choc chip cookies and these babies look PERFECT!
Mmmm perfect for summer. What a treat!
I haven’t seen the ice cream truck in about 10 years. ;-; So sad. But these look fenominal! And JUST like the chipwiches from the ice cream trucks! :)
Love these!
Audra, I pretty much lived off of chipwiches when I was little. My mom wouldn’t buy them, but they were available at the snackbar at my pool. I must have gotten them everyday! how on earth I wasn’t a huge blimp is beyond me! I would love to recreate them sometime, so thank you for sharing this recipe!
These are so fun. That chocolate chip cookie recipe is my go-to. Love it!
These look absolutely amazing!
This is the perfect summer dessert! As my husband’s favorite desserts are chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream. If I never made any other desserts he would be pleased! A splendid recipe!
these are so summer! love it :) thick and chewy is exactly how i love my choc chip cookies
I tried it just now and it tasted so amazing. Crisp and creamy on the inside. The perfect summer treat. :)
Nothing beats homemade, right?
I’m new to your blog and absolutely obsessed. It is adorable and your pictures are stunning. So fun! I’m excited to start following along :)
So much fun! I feel like these would have far less preservatives and chemicals and whatnot than store-bought–always a good thing!
Mmmmm…these look so good! I have some oats chocolate chips cookies which I baked lastnight, such a great idea to use as sandwich for icecream…yum!
I did one cup choc chip and 1/2 cup butterscotch chips. Also, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp almond extract . They turned out amazing!!!!
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These ice cream sandwiches look absolutely delicious. Thanks for posting.
Wow … Americans eat some pretty weird food. So it no longer exists (I googled it – had never heard of it until I watched an old episode of The King of Queens).
Great show to learn a bit about Americans.