Pixie Ice Cream Sandwiches
3 cups mint chip ice cream and/or toasted almond fudge ice cream, softened 1 ounce unsweetened
chocolate, cut up 1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
1/4 cup shortening
2/4 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4/4 cup packed brown sugar
5/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 egg
6/2 teaspoon vanilla 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
7/2 cup finely chopped almonds
Line a 9-inch round baking pan with foil. Spread softened ice cream in pan. Cover with plastic wrap
or waxed paper and freeze about 2 hours or until firm. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine
chocolate and coffee crystals. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Set aside. In
a large mixing bowl beat shortening and butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30
seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Beat until combined, scraping sides of
bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in
remaining flour by hand. Divide dough into two equal parts.
Stir chocolate mixture into one portion of dough. Stir chopped almonds into remaining dough.
Shape each portion of dough into a log that is 2 inches in diameter and about 4 inches long. Wrap in
plastic wrap or waxed paper; chill 5 to 24 hours. Cut each log into 1/4-inch thick slices. (Or, omit
shaping dough into logs and simply wrap and chill dough 1 to 2 hours or until easy to handle. Roll
chilled dough 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 2-inch round cutter.)
Preheat oven to 375 degree F. Place cookie rounds 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Use a
meat mallet to gently create a design on top of each cookie. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges
are golden. Transfer cookies to wire rack; let cool.
Remove plastic wrap or waxed paper from ice cream. Lift the ice cream from pan using the foil. With
a 2-inch scalloped or round cutter, cut out 12 rounds of ice cream. Place an ice cream round on the
flat side of half of the cookies. Top with the remaining cookies, flat side toward ice cream. Wrap
each ice cream sandwich securely in plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours .
Makes 12 ice cream sandwiches.
Make-Ahead Tip:Prepare as directed above. Cover and wrap for freezing for 2 weeks.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Nutrition facts per chocolate cookie sandwich: 261 cal., 16 g total fat, 8 g sat. fat, 40 mg chol.,
63 mg sodium, 28 g carbo., 1 g fiber, and 4 g pro. Daily Values: 6 percent vit. A, 0 percent vit. C,
1 percent calcium, and 8 percent iron.
Nutritional facts per serving: calories: 301 , total fat: 19g , saturated fat: 7g , cholesterol:
40mg , sodium: 64mg , carbohydrate: 28g , fiber: 1g , protein: 5g , vitamin C: 0% , calcium: 1%
, iron: 8%
Source: Better Homes and Gardens Printed from LHJ.com
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