I have the perfect recipe for a Lemon Sugar Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich! The cookie part is soft and chewy with a crisp lemon flavor from the lemon zest and lemon juice. It balances well with the simple vanilla ice cream! What a perfect sweet treat.
This recipe makes 6 really big ice cream sandwiches. You could easily split one of these ice cream sandwiches between two people (or just make smaller cookies for smaller ice cream sandwiches). These will be the star of your parties! I mean, who doesn’t like ice cream sandwiches?!
Make sure you add lots of ice cream! Press down on the tops to squish out more ice cream for the sprinkles to attach. It makes the ice cream sandwiches so cute to have sprinkles!
Once you get your ice cream sandwiches prepared, roll the ice cream in the sprinkles. I used rainbow sprinkles because they are so classic. Here are some rainbow sprinkles from Target! They also sell some pretty pastel sprinkles that would be perfect for Easter!
I really hope y’all love this recipe! The lemon sugar cookies are flavorful and a fun twist to an ice cream sandwich. Like I mentioned earlier, you could make these cookies smaller to serve more people! These make such a fun sweet treat. Something about these just feels so nostalgic and remind me of being a kid. A wholesome sweet treat!
Anyways, the recipe is below!
Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
Lemon Sugar Cookie
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 TBSP lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 TBSP vanilla bean paste or 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cup all purpose flour
Filling
- 1/2 pint vanilla ice cream
- 1/2 cup rainbow sprinkles optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add zest, lemon juice, egg, and vanilla. Scrape the sides of the bowl to mix evenly. Slowly incorporate the baking soda, salt, and flour. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, roughly 2-4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop batter into 12 large balls. Smooth them and press down the tops slightly. Bake 12-14 minutes. Place the baked cookies on a cookie cooling rack.
- Once cookies have cooled completely, spread vanilla ice cream on 6 cookies and make a sandwich by adding the remaining 6 cookies to the top.
- Pour the rainbow sprinkles in a wide bowl. Roll the exposed ice cream in the sprinkles. Place the ice cream sandwiches back in the freezer to harden. Enjoy!
Notes
Let us know what variations you use!
Xoxo,
Kaitlyn and Kemily
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