Cake Batter Cookie Dough Ice Cream

I saw this recipe a while ago and bookmarked it because I majorly love cookie dough, and to mix it with cake batter?  What's not to love?  This is a no churn recipe, which is also great because it is so fast and easy to make.  I've made no churn ice cream recipes before (like this one) using heavy whipping cream.  This time, I decided to try the cool whip version.  I was a little bit afraid that it would be too sweet, but it is totally delicious, and I don't really mind the sweetness.  Let me just say, though, that my true love in this ice cream is the cookie dough.  Oh my goodness I can't even get over the cookie dough.  This ice cream is seriously addicting!

Cake Batter Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Cookie Dough:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup white or yellow cake mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
1 Tablespoon milk
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup multi colored sprinkles (if desired)

Ice Cream:
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup white or yellow cake mix
1 tub (16 ounces) cool whip

For the cookie dough, in a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar.  Beat in the flour, cake mix, and salt.  Add the vanilla extract, butter flavoring, and milk, and beat until well blended.  Stir in the chocolate chips and sprinkles.  Spoon the cookie dough into a piping bag or heavy duty zip lock bag.  Pipe the cookie dough in lines onto a cutting board (if your cookie dough is too stiff, you can either add more milk to thin it or just scoop teeny tiny balls of dough and skip the piping bag).  Place the lines of cookie dough in the freezer until hard (about 30 to 60 minutes). When the dough is frozen, remove from the freezer and use a knife to cut the lines into bite size pieces. 

For the ice cream, in a large bowl (I used the same one that held the cookie dough...fewer dishes!) stir together the condensed milk and cake mix until well blended.  Fold in the cool whip until incorporated.  Stir in the frozen cookie dough pieces.  Place ice cream in a freezer container and freeze until frozen through.  

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy