Double Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

My Hungry Puppies are in love with frozen cookie dough.  I routinely put my cookie dough balls in a bag and freeze them so they are ready to bake whenever the need arises.  More often than not when I do this, though, my Hungry Puppies end up eating all of the frozen dough!  Sometimes I think that they like frozen cookie dough better than the baked cookies.  So, what's better than frozen cookie dough?  Frozen cookie dough with cookie dough ice cream, of course.  This awesome frozen treat takes chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and sandwiches it between two layers of chocolate chip cookie dough.  Cookie dough perfection!  Original recipe found here.

Double Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 gallon chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, softened

In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar and stir until smooth.  Stir in the milk, vanilla, and salt.  Add the flour and stir until completely incorporated.  Stir in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed.

Place a strip of parchment paper in a 9 inch square pan with two ends hanging over the sides of the pan.  Lightly spray with cooking spray, then place 1/2 of the cookie dough in the pan and press it evenly into the pan.  Fold the overhanging sides of the parchment over the cookie dough, then place another strip of parchment directly on top of the parchment covered cookie dough layer.  Lightly spray the second strip of parchment with cooking spray, then press the remaining cookie dough into the pan and fold the overhanging sides over the cookie dough (you should have a layer of parchment with cookie dough on top with the parchment folded over the top of the cookie dough, then another layer of parchment with cookie dough on top with that parchment folded over the top. So two identical layers right on top of each other in the pan).  Freeze for several hours.

When the cookie dough layers are frozen, remove the pan from the freezer and remove the cookie dough from the pan.  Peel the parchment off of the cookie dough layers, and place one piece of parchment back in the pan, followed by one layer of the cookie dough (this will help the sandwiches to not stick to the parchment later).  Spread the softened ice cream evenly over the cookie dough.  Place the second cookie dough layer on top of the ice cream and press firmly. Fold the overhanging parchment over the top of the cookie dough, then cover with tin foil.  Place the ice cream bars back in the freezer until firm.  When ready to serve, use the overhanging parchment as handles to lift the bars out of the pan, then cut.  Makes 16 servings.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy