The Mother of All Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients:

2 pounds of chocolate chip cookie dough
2 pints of your favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
1 small package of M&M’s

Double your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, or double our recipe from page 98 of the Ben & Jerry’s cookbook, reprinted below.

Divide the doubled recipe of dough into two equal portions and form into two large balls. Place one of the dough balls between two pieces of parchment or wax paper. Slightly flatten the dough ball by pressing down with the palm of your hand; then roll out as you would a pie crust to approximately ½ inch in thickness, taking care as you roll to retain the round, cookie shape. Carefully transfer the dough to a large baking sheet. Repeat with the second dough ball and transfer to a second baking sheet. Follow the recipe’s baking instructions. At the point when the cookies are removed from the oven and are still warm and quite soft, decorate one of the two cookies with the M&M’s by pressing them gently into the top of the cookie.

While the giant cookies are cooling, temper two pints of your favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream so that the ice cream is soft enough to spread, but not runny. Once the cookies have thoroughly cooled, turn the undecorated cookie, top side down, onto a serving platter or cake plate. Spoon on the ice cream and spread it evenly over the cookie’s surface to within a half inch of the edge. Place the decorated cookie on top and press down lightly. At this point it is good to put the cookie sandwich into the freezer for at least a half hour or more to firm up the ice cream prior to slicing into wedges. For ease of slicing, use a large serrated knife.

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