Description
Indulge in the creamy decadence of homemade Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream. Velvety vanilla ice cream studded with chunks of edible cookie dough and mini chocolate chips, this frozen treat is a delightful marriage of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Ice Cream:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
For the Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (heat-treated)
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (for cookie dough pieces)
Instructions
- Prepare the Ice Cream Base: In a medium bowl, whisk together heavy cream, whole milk, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until sugar dissolves. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Make the Cookie Dough: Cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add heat-treated flour and mini chocolate chips. Form dough balls and freeze.
- Churn the Ice Cream: Pour chilled cream mixture into an ice cream maker and churn until soft-serve consistency. Add frozen cookie dough and chocolate chips during the last few minutes of churning.
- Freeze the Ice Cream: Transfer churned ice cream to a container, freeze for at least 4 hours until firm.
- Serve: Scoop and enjoy!
Notes
- Heat-treat the flour to make it safe to eat raw.
- For variety, try using peanut butter or brownie chunks instead of cookie dough.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus chilling and freezing time)
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Ice Cream
- Method: Churned, Freezing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
