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    Home » Recipes » Summer Eats

    Red, White & Blue Ice Cream Sandwiches

    By Nancy Mock July 1, 2019 Updated August 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

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    Decadent lemon-vanilla ice cream is sandwiched between homemade sugar cookies: one red and one blue!

    A perfect summertime treat! This red, white and blue ice cream sandwich has red and blue sugar cookies with a lemon-vanilla ice cream center.

    Ice cream sandwiches with red and blue sugar cookies and lemon vanilla ice cream.
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    Remember those classic frozen treats we loved as kids on hot summer days? Skippy cups, popsicles in red, orange and purple. Long, melty pouches of Fla-Vor-Ice. (Classic... and cheap - which is why we ate so many of them!)

    They'll always hold a sweet spot in my heart, but now it's time for something more delicious and indulgent - and in colors to celebrate the summer holiday! A rich ice cream sandwich with homemade cookies.

    Rectangular dishes, one holding red sanding sugar and one with blue sanding sugar, plus balls of cookie dough.

    Why you'll love them

    Because homemade cookies always taste better! These are simple sugar cookies rolled in blue and red sanding sugar - this would be such a fun recipe to make with kids!

    Lemon and vanilla is one of the dreamiest flavor combinations, don't you think? The vanilla ice cream for this dessert is mixed with intensely flavored lemonade concentrate.

    How to make this recipe

    Step 1: Mix the ice cream filling

    Vanilla ice cream in a yellow and blue bowl next to an opened container of lemonade concentrate.

    Mix softened vanilla ice cream and lemonade concentrate together. Freeze the mixture until it is firm.

    Step 2: Make the cookies

    Make the sugar cookie dough. Form the dough into small balls and roll the balls in red and blue sanding sugars. Bake the cookies and allow them to cool.

    Balls of cookie dough rolled in blue and red sanding sugar on a cookie sheet, dishes of the sugars in the background.

    Step 3: Sandwich time

    Place a scoop of lemon-vanilla ice cream on a red cookie and sandwich it together with a blue cookie. Repeat until you have sandwiched all of the cookies!

    Step 4: Wrap and freeze

    Ice cream sandwiches with red and blue sugar cookies and white ice cream, on a white pedestal.

    Wrap the ice cream sandwiches and freeze them until they are firm enough to serve. Enjoy!

    Tips

    • Mixing the lemonade concentrate with vanilla ice cream is a quickie way to get this flavor and so easy!
    • If you have an ice cream maker and want to make homemade lemon vanilla ice cream, try my recipe for Lemon Ice Cream with Crushed Blueberries - and just leave out the blueberries!
    • Be sure to allow for time that the ice cream mixture needs to set in the freezer, and also for the assembled sandwiches to set.

    FAQs

    How do you wrap an ice cream sandwich?

    To keep the treat tasting its best don't leave any part exposed to air in the freezer. Use a piece of plastic wrap large enough to wrap the whole sandwich and stay sealed. Or you can wrap the treats in wax paper, and use freezer tape or kitchen twine to close them.

    How long do ice cream sandwiches last?

    Properly wrapped ice cream sandwiches can last as long as three months in the freezer. For the best flavor, I recommend eating them with two weeks.

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    >> How'd these ice cream sandwiches turn out for you? Leave a comment and star rating below!

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    Decadent lemon-vanilla ice cream is sandwiched between homemade sugar cookies: one red and one blue!

    Red, White and Blue Ice Cream Sandwiches

    Nancy Mock
    Sweet lemon-vanilla ice cream sandwiched between sugar cookies is delicious enough, but ice cream sandwiches decked out in red, white and blue are delicious AND patriotic!!
    5 from 1 vote. Tap stars to vote
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    Prep Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 22 minutes mins
    Freezing time 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 5 hours hrs 37 minutes mins
    Course Cookies, Dessert, Ice Cream
    Servings 22 servings

    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ gallon vanilla bean ice cream, softened
    • ½ cup frozen lemonade concentrate, partially thawed

    For the cookies:

    • 2½ cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
    • Red decorating sugar
    • Blue decorating sugar

    Instructions
     

    Prepare the ice cream

    • Find a large bowl and make sure there is space in your freezer to hold the bowl.
    • Scoop the vanilla ice cream into the bowl and add in the lemonade concentrate as well. Stir to mix the two together: you want the lemonade to be well-combined with the ice cream, but work quickly so that the ice cream does not become liquid.
    • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, pressing it to the surface of the ice cream. Place the bowl in the freezer and keep it there until the ice cream is firm, about two hours.

    Make the cookies

    • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and granulated sugar on medium for 4-5 minutes. Add in the egg and vanilla, and mix them in. Add in half of the dry mixture and mix it on low, then add in the rest of the dry mixture and mix until everything is combined, scraping the bowl a few times as needed.
    • Divide the dough in half. Pour the red and blue decorating sugars into separate small bowls. Scoop 1½-inch balls of dough from one of the halves and roll them in the red decorating sugar. Make sure the dough balls are well-coated and then place them on the prepared sheet, with about two inches of space between them.
    • Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes until they are set. (Keep the rest of the dough cool in the fridge.) Remove the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack.
    • When the first half of the dough has been scooped and rolled in red sugar, and baked, scoop and roll the second half of the dough in the blue decorating sugar.
    • Bake these as above and let them cool completely. You should have about 22 cookies in each of the colors.

    Assemble the sandwiches

    • Have plastic wrap ready to go for wrapping the sandwiches:
    • Take one red and one blue cookie. Place a ¼-cup scoop of the lemon ice cream onto the bottom of one of the cookies, then sandwich it with the other. Wrap the sandwich up with plastic wrap and place it in the freezer.
    • Continue with the rest of the cookies and the ice cream until they are all assembled, wrapped and in the freezer.
    • Freeze the sandwiches until they are firm, at least two hours before serving or overnight is ideal. Makes about 22 ice cream sandwiches.

    Notes

    • Mixing the lemonade concentrate with vanilla ice cream is a quickie way to get this flavor and so easy!
    • If you have an ice cream maker and want to make homemade lemon vanilla ice cream, try my recipe for Lemon Ice Cream with Crushed Blueberries - and just leave out the blueberries!
    • Be sure to allow for time that the ice cream mixture needs to set in the freezer, and also for the assembled sandwiches to set.
    • Wrapping the ice cream sandwiches: to keep this treat tasting its best don't leave any part exposed to air in the freezer. Use a piece of plastic wrap large enough to wrap the whole sandwich and stay sealed. Or you can wrap the treats in wax paper, and use freezer tape or kitchen twine to close them.
    • Properly wrapped ice cream sandwiches can last as long as three months in the freezer. For the best flavor, I recommend eating them with two weeks.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sandwichCalories: 353kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 632IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Leave a comment, tell me what you think!

    Originally published June 2017. Updated August 2020.

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