🍪🍦🎂 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake – A Frozen Dessert Dream! 😍
This Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake is everything you love about dessert in one indulgent slice – layers of chewy cookie dough, rich chocolate ganache, creamy vanilla ice cream, and chunks of cookie dough throughout. It’s a no-bake summer showstopper that’s perfect for birthdays, cookouts, or just beating the heat! ☀️
📝 Ingredients:
For the Cookie Dough Base:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour (heat-treated)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
For the Ice Cream Layer:
1.5 quarts vanilla ice cream (softened slightly)
1 cup chopped edible cookie dough or mini chocolate chips
For the Ganache Topping:
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Extra cookie dough balls for topping (optional)
🧑🍳 Directions:
🔹 Make the Cookie Dough Crust:
1️⃣ Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment.
2️⃣ Beat butter, sugars, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add flour and salt. Mix until a dough forms. Fold in mini chocolate chips.
3️⃣ Press dough evenly into bottom of the pan and freeze for 15 minutes.
🔹 Add Ice Cream Layer:
4️⃣ Stir chopped cookie dough or mini chips into the softened ice cream. Spread over the crust and smooth the top. Freeze until firm (4–6 hours or overnight).
🔹 Top with Ganache:
5️⃣ Heat cream just to a boil and pour over chocolate chips. Let sit for 1–2 minutes, then stir until smooth.
6️⃣ Cool slightly, then pour over ice cream layer. Add cookie dough balls or mini chips on top. Freeze again until set.