Strawberry Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches Food

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Add eggs and milk, and mix until combined. Add reserved flour mixture, and mix on low speed until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl at least once. Divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a flat disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out on a floured surface, sliding an offset spatula under the dough to release it every few turns of the rolling pin. Roll dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough using a variety of heart-shape cookie cutters 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter, making sure each cookie has a match to make a sandwich. Place hearts on a parchment-lined baking sheet; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator; use a fork to prick the cookies all over with holes. Bake until just firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet; transfer to a wire rack.
• With the underside of half the cookies face up, spoon softened strawberry ice cream about 1/2 inch thick to cover one side. Place matching cookie on top of ice cream, top side facing out. Transfer immediately to freezer to harden; repeat with remaining cookies and ice cream. Serve directly from the freezer. Sandwiches can be kept stored in an airtight container in the freezer for 3 to 4 days.

STRAWBERRY-CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Make cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg and vanilla; beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in flour mixture (dough will be soft). Mix in chocolate chips by hand.
• Drop mounds of dough (each equal to 2 level tablespoons) onto baking sheets, spacing as far apart as possible. With fingers, make mounds as round as possible (you should have 14 to 15).
• Bake, switching baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through, until edges of cookies are firm but not hard, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
• Assemble sandwiches: Scoop 1/3 cup ice cream onto flat side of each of 6 cookies. Top each with another cookie, and press gently to form a sandwich (you have extra cookies, in case of breakage).
• Freeze sandwiches until firm, at least 1 to 2 hours, before serving (or up to a week, wrapped individually in plastic wrap).

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Beat the butter, essence, icing sugar and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Mix together the almond meal, flour and cocoa powder and stir into the butter mixture until well combined and a soft dough has formed.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll out dough between 2 pieces of baking paper until 3mm thick.
• Place paper and dough on a tray and freeze for 10 minutes.
• Cut shapes in dough with a cookie cutter.
• You can use any shape you like, as long as you can sandwich some ice-cream between it.
• Try heart shapes for a romantic occasion, rounds, stars or whatever!
• You need 12 cookies to make 6 sandwiches.
• Place shapes onto a greased oven tray and bake at 180 degree C for about 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and leave cookies on tray for 5 minutes to firm up then transfer them carefully to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To serve, sandwich the cookies together with scoops of strawberry ice-cream (or another flavour if you prefer).
• Decorate with a dusting of extra cocoa powder and some fresh strawberries.