Sugar Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Christmas Sugar Cookie Dough Ice Cream is made with only 7 ingredients and is so easy to prep. Made with a vanilla ice cream base and filled with edible sugar cookie dough bites! Serve in a bowl, in ice cream sandwiches or with ice cream cones for a fun treat!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 14 ounce. can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract divided
- 1/2 cup heat-treated all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons salted butter softened, room temperature
- 1/4 cup holiday sprinkles divided
Instructions
Heat treat flour
- Spread the flour evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes. Allow the flour to cool completely before using.
Make cookie dough
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the heat-treated flour, sugar, butter, and one teaspoon of vanilla extract to a mixing bowl and mix with an electric hand mixer or you hands until all ingredients are combined into a soft dough.
- Add one tablespoon of sprinkles and mix until evenly incorporated.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place the cookie dough in the refrigerator while preparing the ice cream.
To make the ice cream
- Add the heavy cream and remaining teaspoon of vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high speed with an electric mixer for about two minutes, or until stiff peaks form when the beater is lifted.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk and remaining sprinkles to the mixing bowl and fold them in gently with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Take the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and break off small pieces of dough, roll them into little balls, and drop them into the ice cream. Mix gently to combine.
- Pour the ice cream into a freezer-safe loaf pan. Smooth out the top of the ice cream with a rubber spatula, and top with additional sprinkles if desired.
- Place the ice cream in the freezer for at least four hours for soft ice cream, or overnight for firmer but still scoop-able ice cream.
- Scoop and serve in a bowl or cone, enjoy!