Raspberry Ice Cream and Almond Sugar Cookie Sandwiches
Creamy raspberry ice cream sandwiched between almond sugar cookies for a summertime treat.
This summer I had perhaps the best idea of my life— Ice Cream Sunday. I’ve been making ice cream every Sunday for the last several weeks and it is the best way to end a hot summer weekend. I’ve made pina colada sherbet, chocolate chip cookie dough, and strawberry sour cream.
Last weekend I wanted to kick Ice Cream Sunday up a notch. Plus, I was craving cookies. So I combined the two and ended up with these raspberry ice cream and almond sugar cookie sandwiches.
Each of these recipes alone is fantastic. The raspberry ice cream is fresh and fruity, well worth the large amount of raspberries the recipe requires. It’s definitely advantageous to make this ice cream when raspberries are in season and plentiful at the market, but frozen raspberries will work just fine. And this is perhaps my new favorite sugar cookie recipe. The cookies are very soft, and aromatic with both vanilla and almond. You can roll the dough out and use cookie cutters to cut the cookies, but to keep things simple I just rolled balls of dough in sugar before baking. I baked the cookies in advance of the ice cream and it took a lot of will power to make sure I didn’t eat them all.
Do you have any fun summer food traditions? If not, invite you to borrow mine. Homemade ice cream is the best, and homemade ice cream sandwiched between a few homemade cookies is even better.
Raspberry Ice Cream and Almond Sugar Cookie Sandwiches
Ingredients
Almond Sugar Cookies:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour (375 grams)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature (226 grams)
- 1 large egg
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- Additional sugar
Raspberry Ice Cream:
- 5 cups fresh raspberries , pureed (625 grams, should be 1 1/2 cups puree)
- 1 ½ cup half and half (375 ml)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream (375 ml)
Instructions
To make the cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the sugar and butter together until creamy and pale yellow in color. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract and mix until combined. Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until combined.
- Roll the dough into rounded tablespoons and roll into the additional sugar. Place on the prepared sheet pan 2 inches apart Bake until the bottoms just begin to turn golden in color, about 8 minutes. Let cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then let cool completely on a wire rack.
To make the ice cream:
- In a large saucepan over medium high heat, combine the half and half and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Heat until steaming and small bubbles appear around the edges (do not boil). Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks in a large bowl. Very slowly add the heated half and half to the egg yolks while whisking continuously. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and return to medium high heat. Cook the mixture until thickened and coats the back of the a spoon, while stirring continuously.
- In a large clean bowl, combine the heavy cream, raspberry puree, and lemon juice. Place a mesh strainer over the top and add the custard mixture. Stir to combine. Chill completely in the fridge. Freeze in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. Spoon ice cream into a container and place in the freezer for several hours to firm up.
To make the ice cream sandwiches:
- Place a scoop of ice cream on a cookie and top with another cookie, gently pressing down on top. Freeze for an hour before serving, store any leftovers in the freezer for up to 2 days.
It is a genius idea! Ice cream Sunday. I need to follow suit. Or maybe not. I’m pretty sure my wardrobe would consist of maxi dresses since none of my pants would fit. 🙂
I love your ice cream Sunday idea! The best homemade ice cream I have made so far this summer is coffee ice cream. Now I have to try your raspberry ice cream! It looks so good!
Such a fun way to eat ice cream. It’s been too long since I’ve had raspberry ice cream.
Such a great summer treat!
These look so cute and colorful! Ice cream sandwiches are the best!
I want to eat them all! They look wonderful! Lovely post. 🙂
Oh my…
Yes, please 😉 YUM
I`ve been making more ice cream than I can eat as well! 😀
Loving this combo!
I was so excited to make ice cream all summer and I haven’t hardly made anything, not to mention missing national ice cream month!!
These look exquisite, and the ice cream looks like the perfect combination of fruity and creamy!