Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Sandwich | How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches

vanilla ice cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: frozen yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

chocolate chip cookies

🥗Healthier: oatmeal cookies

💰Cheaper: store-bought cookies

Oatmeal cookies provide a healthier option with fiber.

In a medium bowl, add 1.5 cups of flour, 0.5 cups of cocoa powder, 0.25 teaspoons of baking powder, and a dash of salt. Whisk until well combined and set aside.

In a large bowl, add 6 tablespoons of softened butter and 2 tablespoons of vegetable shortening. Cream together with 1 cup of sugar.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 large eggs to the mixture and mix until combined.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, about half at a time, mixing until just combined.

Turn the dough out onto a large sheet of parchment paper and roll it out to about an eighth of an inch in thickness.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Use a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter to cut out shapes from the rolled dough and place them on a nonstick baking sheet.

Using a knife, create indents for the Mickey Mouse face on some of the cookies, using a meat thermometer to poke holes for decoration.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes and let them cool completely on a wire rack.

While the cookies cool, take vanilla ice cream out of the freezer and let it sit for 20-25 minutes to soften.

Spread the softened ice cream onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, aiming for a thickness of 0.5 to 1 inch. Use plastic wrap to help flatten it out evenly.

Once the cookies are cool, take one cookie with the face and place it face down, then take another cookie without the face and place it on top.

Cut out Mickey shapes from the ice cream using the same cookie cutter used for the cookies.

Place the ice cream shape on top of the cookie with the face, then add the other cookie on top to complete the sandwich.

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