Heart Ice Cream Sandwiches                Print

1 recipe Butter Cookie Dough (read below)

3 or 4 drops red food coloring

1 pint ice cream or frozen yogurt, any flavor

(Its good to have a heart cookie cutter for this one!!)

Method:

Prepare cookie dough; mix in food coloring. Cover, refrigerate until firm (about 4 hours or overnight).

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Roll dough on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out cookies using cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 20 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned around edges. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

Remove ice cream from freezer; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly, about 10 minutes. Spread 4 to 5 tablespoons ice cream onto flat side of half of cookies. Place remaining cookies, flat side down, on ice cream.

Press cookies together lightly. Wrap each sandwich in foil; freeze until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.

Makes 6 to 8 cookie sandwiches.

***Butter Cookie Dough***

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar

1 egg yolk

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp. baking powder

1/8 tsp. salt

Method:

Combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg yolk in medium bowl. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cover; refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm.

Makes about 3 cups of dough