But our unseasonably warm weather does allow me to indulge my LOVE of chocolate, peppermint and ice cream! So for this week's {taste this tuesday} crank up the heat if you have to and join me in making these easy devils food & peppermint ice cream sandwiches!
Wanna know the secret to these ice cream sandwiches?? Devils food cake mix cookies!!
Cake mix cookies?! In case you don't know about this, you can make cookies from any cake mix by adding 2 eggs and 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or 1/2 cup melted butter depending on the recipe you find). The batter is THICK but the cookies bake up divinely! So stock up on those buy one, get one free cake mixes the next time you see them for emergency cookie baking ;)
Anyway ... drop tablespoons of cookie batter on a baking sheet (mine was not greased and they came off okay but I use baking stones, so you may want to grease yours up!) and bake at 350* F for about 11 minutes and allow them to cool completely. Cooled cookies:
Add a small scoop of slightly softened vanilla ice cream between two of your cookies and press them gently together. Roll your sandwich in crushed candy canes/peppermints and pop in the freezer to harden.
The best part about this recipe is that these delightfully decadent, chocolate peppermint-y heavenly creations can just hang out and wait in your freezer ... one for now, one for later!
A few suggestions for next time:
- Crush the candy canes pretty small (smaller than in my pictures) - the pieces harden up in the freezer
- Bake the cookies softer than you normally would ... again, the freezer :)
Hope you were inspired to {taste this}!
It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas!
This post was shared at the parties on my Link page!
Oh Keri! My mouth is watering just looking at these... and it fast becoming winter in my part of the world! But that is ok, cuz I prefer ice cream in the winter (sorbets and ices in the summer). I am definitely going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These look delicious. We live in FL too so these are perfect.
ReplyDeleteI really must try the cake mix cookies, I just bought 16 mixes!
ReplyDeleteThese look AWESOME! I will definitely be trying and sharing this on my facebook/twitter pages! Yum! I'd love if you would link up at my Holiday Happenings Party (it's my first one!) Anything Holiday goes!!!
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Cheryl
This would get SO stuck in my teeth but would be totally worth it. :)
ReplyDeleteO my goodness, those cookine just look too good.....Kathi
ReplyDeleteThose look so yummy!! I found you at Show and Share and am your newest follower! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJill
twoyellowbirdsdecor.blogspot.com
I would love if you stopped by and said Hi:)
drooling on my keyboard...yummy!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing! My kids would devour them!
ReplyDeleteIce cream is good any time of year! Especially when it involves chocolate, cookies, and peppermint. Yum! Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday. :)
ReplyDeleteOh Yummy! I need one of those right now lol ;)
ReplyDeleteyum, yum, yum! I would love to have you link up your post to my blog!
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That looks great! I love your gorgeous photos too. This is a very yummy post!
ReplyDeleteI am hosting a Candy Cane link up as part of my 12 Days of Christmas series at my Christmas blog. I sure do hope you can pop by and link up this wonderful post!
Best Christmas wishes,
Natasha.
I have wanted to make chocolate whoopie pies and put the peppermint chip ice cream in between... now, seeing your picture, I must do it soon:)
ReplyDeleteAmanda Joy
www.joyinthejumble.com
Yummy.....I'd love to link this post......
ReplyDeleteThis is a cookie of all cookies! WOW!
ReplyDeleteWe'd love for you to come link it up to our 12 Days of Christmas Goodies! (Day 1 is still open too looking for Candy Bark recipes) But today is Day 2 and we are featuring.... CHRISTMAS COOKIES of any kind (and I think this cookie is perfect)!
http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-goodies-smore.html
YUM! We just made some peppermint bark brownies for a church party last night and I was wishing for ice cream sandwiches instead. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love for you to submit this to the Make and Takes spotlight page--http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Hummm yummy! I made some chocolate peppermint cake the other day... and I'm loving this!
ReplyDeleteFound you on TT&J.. I would love for you to link this up at my new linky party! :) http://www.littleinspiration.com/2011/12/create-and-inspire-linky-party.html
Thanks!
Angie from A Little Inspiration
sounds so yummy I pinned them.
ReplyDeleteOh my yum! These look amazing! Thanks for sharing at this week's BFF Open House!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know I featured this as part of my BFF Open House Wrap Up! Please feel free to grab a featured button if you like and thanks so much for being a regular part of my little party!
ReplyDeleteI don't care for peppermint but these look delicious! And I know my family would be nuts about them.
ReplyDeleteErika
It’s a Wrap Link Party at Artful Rising
It's just coming into summer here - so ice-cream sandwiches are perfect! these ones look scrummy!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
If I send you my address will you ship me some ;) Those look SO incredibly tasty! We'd love you to share it with our readers as well for Fun Stuff Fridays linky party. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-2.html
ReplyDeleteYUM! I make a chocolate truffle using peppermint essential oil for that wow flavor and you just inspired me to sprinkle candy canes on top. Peppermint park and treats like that during the holidays are my favorite! Thanks for the idea! Blessings!
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