Scoops of your favorite ice cream squished between fresh-baked cookies are the ultimate summer treat. Now you can make the ultimate homemade ice cream sandwich any time the craving hits for something cool, sweet, & yummy. Just bake one of these recipes for the best cookies for ice cream sandwiches & fall in love.
Try a classic cookie like a soft & chewy chocolate chip or peanut butter cookie. Or indulge in a fancy ice cream sandwich with a unique cookie like red velvet. There is no way you can go wrong with any of these cookie ideas for creating a homemade ice cream sandwich that is to die for.
Jump to:
- How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Mix & Match Ice Cream & Cookie Ideas
- Best Cookie Recipes for Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies
- Cherry White Chocolate Chips Cookies
- Biscoff Butter Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies Made in the Toaster Oven
- Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
- Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
- Salted Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Snickerdoodles -without cream of tartar
- Chocolate Gingerbread
- Final Notes
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches
You're probably thinking that making a tasty homemade chocolate ice cream sandwich doesn't seem too hard. Why would I need a recipe or step-by-step instructions? Just take two cookies, and some ice cream, and pressed in together. While assembling an ice cream sandwich isn't too complicated, getting the flavor profile, taste, and texture just right is.
Here are the key things to consider & the steps to follow when making an ice cream sandwich. Picking out the right cookie, ice cream, & freezing it if necessary is all important tips & tricks on how to make the best ice cream sandwiches at home.
Here are the top tips & things to know about making ice cream sandwiches at home:
- Ice cream will typically need to be a little be softened so it can scoop, spread, & be placed between the cookies.
- Do not add ice cream to warm or hot cookies. They need to be completely cooled or your ice cream will melt immediately.
- Add ice cream to upside-down cookies so that the ice cream is between the two bottom sides of the cookies. This leaves the domed & pretty tops on the outside.
- Add only enough ice cream so that once pressed together between the cookies it reaches the edges (do not overfill)
- When using soft or semi-soft cookies, wrap and refreeze the ice cream sandwiches so they set & come together. Freeze for 30-60 minutes.
- If using hard cookies or wafers (like speculoos) freeze for just 15 minutes to set or the cookie may be too hard & difficult to eat.
- Soft cake-like cookies can be made into ice cream sandwiches ahead of time and frozen for up to 30 days. Assemble them and wrap them in parchment paper, then seal them in a freezer-safe Ziploc bag. (Cookies that are dense or have a hard texture do not freeze well for this long)
Mix & Match Ice Cream & Cookie Ideas
Here are some of the tastiest ice cream & cookie pairings. These combinations are the best flavors to serve together for a fun, easy, & delicious summer treat. Turn the best store-bought cookies into gourmet & fun ice cream sandwiches at home.
Here are my top mix-and-match combos for which ice cream pairs with some of the best store-bought cookies. Buy some pints or gallons of ice cream or buy an ice cream maker to churn some at home. Customize your own ice cream sandwich as you pick & choose.
Big or small, these cool bites are addicting! These go well with the scooped ice cream flavors shared below:
- Graham crackers with chocolate marshmallow ice cream
- Biscoff Lotus or Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookies with salted caramel
- Costco Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies with coffee ice cream
- Famous Amos Cookies with Rocky road
- Sugar cookies with peaches & cream ice cream
- Coconut macaroons with mango ice cream
- Girl Scouts Thin Mints with French vanilla
- Nabisco Chips Ahoy! with Neopolitan ice cream
- Nilla Wafers with banana ice cream
- Oreo Cookies with mint chip
- Stroopwafels with butter brickle ice cream
- Pizzelles and spumoni or pistachio ice cream
- Keebler Fudge Stripes with candy bar ice cream
- Keebler Sandies with vanilla ice cream
- Oatmeal cookies with rum raisin
- HighKey keto cookies with keto coffee ice cream
DONT FORGET to roll the edges in sprinkles or mini chocolate chips for more deliciousness!
Best Cookie Recipes for Ice Cream Sandwiches
Here are the best cookie recipes to make for ice cream sandwiches. These homemade cookies all pair well to mix & match with your favorite ice cream.
Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies
These chewy chocolate chip cookies with gooey toasted marshmallows are amazing all on their own. But pair these with any type of ice cream and your mind will be blown.
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, salted caramel, Neopolitan, chocolate chip, rocky road, or cookie dough ice cream.
Cherry White Chocolate Chips Cookies
These chewy fruity cookies with maraschino cherries & rich white chocolate chips are amazing. They are not just pretty but they make for one of the most unique choices for an ice cream sandwich.
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, black cherry, strawberry, or neopolitan.
Biscoff Butter Cookies
These chewy cookies with brown sugar & cinnamon are loaded with cookie butter goodness. Like a soft peanut butter cookie but with Biscoff cookie butter for that delicious Lotus speculoos cookie flavor.
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, cinnamon, butter pecan, pumpkin, or chocolate chip.
Peanut Butter Cookies Made in the Toaster Oven
A small batch of toaster oven peanut butter cookies is the perfect recipe if you want to use them for ice cream sandwiches. This recipe makes one dozen cookies ready for your favorite flavors to be sandwiched between them.
Ice Cream Pairing; chocolate, french vanilla, Neopolitan, chocolate chip, salted caramel, butter pecan, cookies & cream, strawberry, rocky road, or cookie dough.
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
These classic cocoa flavor red velvet crinkle cookies are beautiful and delicious. Instead of filling them with cream cheese frosting, add your favorite ice cream flavor.
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, chocolate, chocolate chip, or salted caramel ice cream.
Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
These colorful rainbow sprinkles cookies are so fun. These will sure to be a kid's favorite way to make homemade ice cream sandwiches. Not only are they soft & chewy & covered in jimmies but they go with any kind of ice cream flavor. Perfect Pretty Pairing!
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, salted caramel, Neopolitan, chocolate chip, rocky road, or cookie dough ice cream.
Salted Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet & salty chocolate chip cookies with buttery almond toffee are one of the best cookies to use for ice cream sandwiches. The crunchy candy bits in a chewy cookie with decadent semi-sweet chips all topped with flaky sea salt is a flavor combination that tastes gourmet but is easy to make.
Ice Cream Pairing: French vanilla, chocolate, sea salt caramel, mocha almond fudge, & chocolate chip.
Snickerdoodles -without cream of tartar
The classic soft cake-like cookie with cinnamon & sugar is a great option for making ice cream sandwiches. The traditional flavors in this not-so-traditional recipe - so easy to make without cream of tartar - pair well with almost any flavor of ice cream.
Ice Cream Pairing; vanilla, chocolate, salted caramel, Trader Joe's horchata, chocolate chip, pistachio, strawberry, rum raisin, spumoni, or ube.
Chocolate Gingerbread
The taste of classic gingerbread combined with rich cocoa makes these cookies anything but ordinary. When they are this good, they are not just for the holidays and Christmas anymore. They make a great base for ice cream sandwiches - cut into any shape round or into people.
Ice Cream Pairing: vanilla, pumpkin, peanut butter, salted caramel, rum raisin, chocolate chip, or coffee.
For more holiday themed ice cream sandwiches try these:
- Green Shamrock Sugar Cookies with Shamrock Shake Ice Cream
- No Spread Sugar Cookies cut into ghosts with Candy Bar Ice Cream
Final Notes
If you loved this post, let me know and drop me a comment. Would love to hear what ice cream & cookie combinations you love for ice cream sandwiches. And if you are an ice cream fan, you will want to check out the best topping ideas for ice cream sundaes - 50+ toppings shared!
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