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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

Posted on June 21, 2011 by in Blog

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What a whirlwind couple of weeks it has been!

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I skipped my Sunday post this week and haven’t done a real recipe post in almost 2 weeks! Since then, we spent a weekend celebrating our anniversary (think lots of delicious food, including top tier of our cake!) and this past weekend we celebrated Adam and Sara’s wedding. It has been a fun year from their engagement, to the bachelorette party, and then the shower. The weekend was perfect night for the two of them and it was wonderful to see how in love they are.

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Keeping up with baking has been a little tough given everything going on, but I managed to squeeze in this delicious no-bake dessert. Plus, I have baking to do almost every night this week. I’m especially excited about something I made last night, but you will have to wait a few days for that one;-)

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But I digress… tonight’s dessert is the perfect way to honor the official start of summer! These bars are a play on cookie dough ice cream. I’ve always loved cookie dough ice cream, but there is just never enough cookie dough to go around. I may be known to pick all the cookie dough out of the carton only to be left with a melted mess of vanilla ice cream. The beauty of these bars is that you get all the good stuff in every bite, chocolate chip cookie dough, vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate. cookie dough ice cream bar 14

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

Yield: 12-16

Ingredients

  • 1 batch prepared chocolate chip cookie dough (recipe below)
  • 3 cups vanilla bean ice cream
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cooking Directions

  1. Cover prepared cookie dough layer with vanilla ice cream; cover and freeze for an hour
  2. Once ice cream is frozen, place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl
  3. Melt chocolate in microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in-between
  4. When chocolate is melted, spread evenly over ice cream layer, cover and re-freeze for an hour or until ready to serve
  5. Cut into bars and enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 tablespoons milk (I use skim)
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Cooking Directions

  1. To Make the Cookie Dough:
  2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy
  3. Mix in milk
  4. Gradually mix in flour and salt
  5. Stir in chocolate chips
  6. Press into a 9x9 pan lined with wax paper
 

Cookie Dough recipe adapted from these brownies

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I have to admit, these busy summer days away from the computer are refreshing. What’s keeping you busy this summer?

*There is still time to donate baked goods for next week’s online bake sale*

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67 Responses to “Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars”

  1. Blog is the New Black June 21, 2011 at 9:31 pm #

    Wow! DELISH!

  2. Caroline @ chocolate and carrots June 21, 2011 at 9:35 pm #

    Oh my goodness! Look at those! Love the photographs! I will take a dozen chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream bars right away, please! :-) Yum!!!!!!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:47 am #

      Thanks, Caroline!

  3. Florida Foodie June 21, 2011 at 9:46 pm #

    You had me at chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream bar! This looks AMAZING!

    • KeepItSweet June 21, 2011 at 9:47 pm #

      I thought of you when I made these! Wish I could ship them down to FLA:-)

  4. Happy When Not Hungry June 21, 2011 at 9:57 pm #

    Wow these look fabulous! What a creative recipe!

  5. Lee Hock June 21, 2011 at 10:50 pm #

    I can’t wait to make these! I have been know to do the same picking out the best part thing. Growing up, my mom would never buy me Lucky Charms because I would pick out the marshmallows everytime, even though I promised not to.

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:46 am #

      Haha I think I did the same thing!

      • Lee Hock June 23, 2011 at 10:11 pm #

        I made these! They are in the freezer hardening right now, I can barely wait to dig into these. Thank you for the recipe.

        • KeepItSweet June 24, 2011 at 5:59 am #

          So happy to hear that, let me know what you think!

  6. Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray June 21, 2011 at 10:51 pm #

    Ummm, amazing! My sister and I have been known to eat Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream directly from the container…and fight over the cookie dough bits. This is literally the perfect dessert for us! I will definitely be making it for her birthday next month. :)

  7. what katie's baking June 22, 2011 at 12:24 am #

    omg. i just made some cookie dough brownies but these look SO MUCH BETTER!
    yummmmm!

  8. Maris(In Good Taste) June 22, 2011 at 4:49 am #

    I think I just found my perfect dessert!

  9. Annie June 22, 2011 at 7:46 am #

    I hear ya on being so busy. It seems like I don’t have time to do anything let alone bake. I love how simple these are and they look delicious! Cookie dough is my weak spot.

  10. Natalie @ Will Jog For Food June 22, 2011 at 8:58 am #

    Uhhhh….all i can say is Wow! I would love one of those right now :)

  11. Miss Anthropist's Kitchen June 22, 2011 at 9:19 am #

    That looks like the PERFECT summertime dessert! :)

  12. sherri lynn June 22, 2011 at 9:19 am #

    These look SO good! I like how much cookie dough there is :)

  13. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen June 22, 2011 at 9:42 am #

    Yes please! 1000 times yes!!!

  14. Jen @ keepitsimplefoods June 22, 2011 at 9:53 am #

    This is so wrong, but oh so right! ;)

  15. Jacqueline June 22, 2011 at 10:11 am #

    This recipe made me subscribe to your RSS feed – cookie dough anything is my weakness.

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:45 am #

      Yay, thanks Jacqueline!

  16. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic June 22, 2011 at 10:37 am #

    I have been making no-bake desserts too. The thick layer of cookie dough here is a great idea! Lately I’ve been busy catching up with friends and going out, attending events, so I haven’t cooked as much. But it’s okay, I’m just enjoying summer!

  17. Erin June 22, 2011 at 10:59 am #

    Love this! I need more no-bake desserts. I just got my utility bill – apparently my a/c has been working overtime!

  18. Lauren from Lauren's Latest June 22, 2011 at 11:14 am #

    This looks evil. Pure evil.

  19. Rachel @ The Avid Appetite June 22, 2011 at 11:20 am #

    Amazing! I adore any sort of ice cream in the hot summer months! I too have been trying to ‘unplug’ but it’s tough!

  20. Chris @ TheKeenanCookBook June 22, 2011 at 11:27 am #

    Isn’t it so much fun celebrating your wedding anniversary? We also saved the top of our wedding cake. It tasted so good the second time around, probably because we were so busy dancing and saying hello to people the first time. Brought back wonderful memories too.

    Anyway, these ice cream bars DO look like the perfect way to start summer. You had me with the chocolate chip cookie dough!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:45 am #

      The anniversary was definitely fun! I was so surprised our cake still tasted good!

  21. Pam June 22, 2011 at 11:52 am #

    Heaven on a plate!

  22. Veronica June 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm #

    ooooh, I like this idea!! I’m really having some intense cravings for these bars now!

  23. briarrose June 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm #

    Wonderful treat. This will definitely take care of my cookie dough cravings. :)

  24. Cait's Plate June 22, 2011 at 5:57 pm #

    OH. MY. GOODNESS! You just took 2 of my favorite foods and combined them together (yes, I consider “cookie dough” a food, haha). That looks seriously unreal – I would make it but I’m pretty sure I would eat the whole thing in one sitting :)

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:44 am #

      Oh yes, cookie dough is definitely a food!

  25. Simply Life June 22, 2011 at 6:33 pm #

    are you serious? these look too good to even be allowed! wow, I want one (or two or three or seven)! :)

  26. Kate June 22, 2011 at 9:33 pm #

    This looks so delicious! Great recipe.

    Being outside always keeps me busy in the summer – and being with friends. Everyone wants to spend time together while it’s nice which makes summer busy but so fun.

  27. kita June 22, 2011 at 10:42 pm #

    I meant to type something on these this morning – but had to rush out the door. When I came back to them tonight I had the exact same response – holy wow! Cookie dough ice cream is already a win in my book – but like you said, to have the dough in every bite… swoon!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:44 am #

      Thanks, Kita!

  28. Maggie @MaggieCooks June 23, 2011 at 2:19 am #

    Yummy! These look so good!
    Im def trying this its mouthwatering! :)
    Congrats on foodbuzz the top 9! :D

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 6:43 am #

      Thanks, it’s my first time:-)

  29. Shaili June 23, 2011 at 8:21 am #

    Thanks a lot for posting this amazing, mouthwatering recipe….i will surely be trying it soon…love the no-bake part :)

  30. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table June 23, 2011 at 8:52 am #

    These look incredible! I love the ice cream factor – perfect for this summer heat.

  31. Clare June 23, 2011 at 9:29 am #

    ehmigawsh. These look ah-mayzing!! YES PLEASE :)

  32. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts June 23, 2011 at 9:44 am #

    Oh wow, this looks amazing! anything with cookie dough has me tempted from the word go! Congrats on the Top 9 Today! Looking forward to reading more of your site!

  33. kitchenarian June 23, 2011 at 9:54 am #

    What a wonderful summer treat. I am on a no bake kick myself. I can’t wait to try these. Congratulations on Top 9!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 10:01 am #

      Thank you!!

  34. Evan @swEEts June 23, 2011 at 9:56 am #

    The question is what’s NOT keeping me busy this summer! I feel like you.. a whirlwind of events and all my baking is going to the wayside unfortunately. This recipe is making me rethink my choice of desserts this weekend though!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 10:01 am #

      Glad I’m not the only one so busy!!

  35. Jessica June 23, 2011 at 11:09 am #

    Now that I like ice cream this is a must!

    • KeepItSweet June 23, 2011 at 11:56 am #

      And vanilla used to be your fav!

  36. Danielle June 23, 2011 at 11:43 am #

    I gained 10 pounds just by looking at this recipe haha! This looks so good and it’s so simple! =) Can’t wait to try these!

  37. Kate@Diethood June 23, 2011 at 3:13 pm #

    Oh my goodness…I’ll have a 100 of those..please!! Delicious!

  38. sensiblecooking June 23, 2011 at 4:09 pm #

    That is best of both world, chocolate chip and cookie dough. Yummy.

  39. kankana June 23, 2011 at 10:12 pm #

    a perfect to treat to celebrate the start of summer :) Congrats on Top 9 !

    • KeepItSweet June 24, 2011 at 5:59 am #

      Thanks Kankana:-)

  40. Bethany S June 24, 2011 at 11:12 am #

    How do you cut into them without it making a complete mess? I worry the chocolate will be harder than the ice cream… leaving me with a mess. But yours look perfect!

    • KeepItSweet June 24, 2011 at 12:38 pm #

      The chocolate cuts fine with a sharp knife!

  41. Shari @ Chicago Cuisine Critique June 24, 2011 at 12:25 pm #

    Hi Lauren! This recipe looked so tasty I just HAD to add it to my weekly Foodie Friday lineup. Check it out: http://chicagocuisinecritique.blogspot.com/2011/06/foodie-friday_24.html

    • KeepItSweet June 24, 2011 at 12:38 pm #

      Thank you so much, Shari!!

  42. Jenn {Cookies Cupcakes Cardio} June 27, 2011 at 1:28 am #

    Oh great! Another cookie dough recipe that I MUST bookmark, and MUST make sometime this summer. Thank you, thank you as my thighs LOVE cookie dough (almost as much as chocolate and peanut butter)…the thighs love it so much, they keep the dough right there!!!

    • KeepItSweet June 28, 2011 at 5:45 pm #

      LOL

  43. Krissy July 18, 2011 at 9:22 am #

    These look awesome! How was your wedding cake?? We had chocolate chip pound cake and it was still as amazing as it was on our wedding day, I was very impressed with Cescaphe’s baker!

    • KeepItSweet July 18, 2011 at 9:53 am #

      It was still amazing, I was so impressed! I love chocolate chip pound cake- good choice:-)

  44. Morgan July 31, 2011 at 3:44 pm #

    This was really great, but I didn’t like how hard the melted chocolate chip topping was after freezing. I usually eat the bottom and leave the chocolate to melt a little. Next time, I’ll be making it with fudge topping for ice cream instead of chocolate chips. Also, I made mine in a giant springform pan; this makes it sooo much easier to slice if you aren’t serving the whole thing at once. I just pop off the side, fold down the wax paper and slice off what I want, put the side back on, cover and toss back in the freezer. Thanks for the great recipe!

    • KeepItSweet July 31, 2011 at 3:47 pm #

      Thanks for the feedback, Morgan! Great idea to use fudge topping and a springform pan.

  45. Mrs. Jen B September 1, 2011 at 9:30 am #

    This is stinking GENIUS, I swear! And I’m pretty sure we’re cookie dough soulmates – because I, too, have been known to pick the cookie dough out of the container and no, there is never quite enough! ;)

    • KeepItSweet September 1, 2011 at 9:34 am #

      Thanks, Jen! They were so good my husband got upset when I finished the last of the bars, oops;-) I love cookie dough lovers haha.

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