Cookbook:Ice Cream Sandwich

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An ice cream sandwich is a frozen dessert consisting of ice cream sandwiched between two cookie layers. They are typically circular or rectangular in shape, although other novelty shapes exist as well.

Ingredients

 * 80 g (2.8 oz / ⅔ stick) unsalted butter
 * 125 g (4.4 oz / ⅝ cup) superfine sugar
 * 1 standard egg
 * 180 g (6.3 oz / 1¼ cups) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
 * 20 g (0.71 oz / 1 heaped tablespoon) cocoa powder
 * 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
 * 1 pinch of salt
 * 500 ml (1.1 pint / 2 cups) ice cream

Procedure

 * 1) Mix the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, and salt in a bowl.
 * 2) Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until soft and fluffy.
 * 3) Beat in the egg.
 * 4) Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and bring together until a dough forms.
 * 5) Knead the dough for 2 minutes on a floured surface until smooth.
 * 6) Shape the dough into a flat disc.
 * 7) Cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
 * 8) Preheat the oven to 190 C.
 * 9) Cover 2 baking trays with baking paper.
 * 10) Roll out the dough to 5 mm thick.
 * 11) Cut out into 24 circles, and arrange on the baking trays.
 * 12) Bake for 10–12 minutes until well-cooked.
 * 13) Place the biscuits on a wire rack and leave to cool.
 * 14) Scoop 1 scoop of ice cream on a biscuit.
 * 15) Sandwich together with another biscuit.
 * 16) Repeat steps 15–16, using remaining biscuits and ice cream.
 * 17) Enjoy!

Notes, tips, and variations

 * If the dough is too wet, mix in 1 tablespoon of plain flour.
 * Ice cream sandwiches can be frozen for up to 3 months.
 * This recipe uses chocolate biscuits. For vanilla biscuits, replace cocoa powder with extra 20 g (0.71 oz / 1 heaped tablespoon) plain flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add vanilla when beating butter and sugar.