Mint Chocolate Cookie Dough Ice Cream

I have been dreaming about this ice cream flavor for a couple of weeks now, but was too chicken to do anything about it until now.  Why?  Because I have had horrible luck with mint ice cream.  I mean horrible.  As in pour entire batches down the sink before.  So discouraging!  This one, though, I totally nailed.  I started with a basic 2 ingredient ice cream recipe and just went from there.  This recipe is so simple and you don't need an ice cream maker to make it.  Does it get better than mint and chocolate cookie dough?  Tell me why I've never run into this flavor at the store!  I think that this ice cream ranks high up there with this, this, this, and this recipe as one of my favorites.

Mint Chocolate Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Chocolate Cookie Dough:
6 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon milk
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Mint Ice Cream:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
green gel food coloring
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk (about 1/2 of a 14 ounce can)
3/4 cup marshmallow cream (about 1/2 of a 7 ounce container)

To make the cookie dough, stir together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt.  Add the flour and cocoa powder and stir until combined.  Stir in the milk, then the chocolate chips.  Roll the dough into little balls and freeze.  You won't need all of the cookie dough, but use as much or as little as you like!

For the ice cream, whip the heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks form.  Add the peppermint extract and food coloring, and whip until combined.  Add the sweetened condensed milk and marshmallow cream, and beat until completely incorporated.  Remove the cookie dough bites from the freezer and fold them into the ice cream.  Place the ice cream in a freezer container and freeze until firm, about 4 hours or overnight.  Makes about 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy