This Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake is the best combination of soft chocolate chip cookies and smooth vanilla ice cream!
What a fabulous combination: chocolate chip cookies and ice cream! I needed a dessert to share with friends last week and this is what I came up with. The recipe for chocolate chip cookie bars, from my friend Roanna, is the BEST out there and is typically made in a 9×13 inch pan!
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How To Make Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake
Start by creaming together the butter, shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
I like to use a combination of butter and shortening rather than butter only. The shortening makes the cookie bars more tender and the butter adds flavor.
Next, stir in the vanilla, eggs and the baking soda/water mixture.
Gradually stir in the flour and salt. Don’t add it all at once or mix it at too high a speed or the flour will spray all over the kitchen!
Then, mix in 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. Or if you prefer, you can use a combination of semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips.
I typically make my chocolate chip cookie bars in a large jelly roll pan but since these bars are turning into a three layer cake, they need to be baked in cake pans.
Divide the cookie dough between three greased 9-inch cake pans and spread it out into a somewhat even layer. Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely.
Flip the pans over and smack the bottom to release the cookie. Then, put it on a platter and spread slightly softened vanilla ice cream over it. Working quickly, do the same with the middle layer.
Top with remaining chocolate chip cookie and a scoop of ice cream. Then drizzle with chocolate, letting some drip down the sides. Promptly put the cake into the freezer until ready to serve.
Want More Cookie Bar Recipes? Try These Next:
This recipe for Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Bars with Fluffy Buttercream Frosting is perfect for serving at parties and easier to make than sugar cookies.
This White Chocolate Pecan Cookie Bars recipe is beyond amazing with smooth white chocolate, crunchy pecans, and a delicious fudgy center! It’s a copycat recipe of Applebee’s Butter Pecan Blondies.
Monster Cookie Bars are so much easier to make than cookies! This monster cookie bars recipe includes oatmeal, peanut butter, M&M’s and chocolate chips.
These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are meant to be shared! Why spend all that time scooping chocolate chip cookie dough when you can make chocolate chip cookie bars?
Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup shortening
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ quart vanilla ice cream
- ¼ cup chocolate syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda with 1 teaspoon water and set aside.
- Cream together butter, shortening, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
- Add vanilla, eggs and baking soda/water mix.
- Gradually beat in flour and salt.
- Mix in chocolate chips.
- Divide the mixture between 3 greased 9-inch cake pans (or a 9×13 inch pan for bars) and spread out.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes (20-25 minutes for 9×13) until golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely. Flip the pans over and smack the bottom to release the cookie. Put it on a platter and spread slightly softened vanilla ice cream over it. Working quickly, do the same with the middle layer. Top with remaining chocolate chip cookie and a scoop of ice cream.
- Drizzle with chocolate letting some drip down the sides. Promptly put the cake into the freezer until ready to serve.
Alexandra says
It’s says butter in the ingredients list but it’s not actually in the recipe. I’m assuming it’s beaten together with the shortening and such. But that might be confusing to someone new to baking.
Tonia Larson says
Thank you for the heads up! Enjoy, Tonia
elizabeth@top cookware online says
Wow! This recipe is fantastic! I made it to celebrate Chocolate Chip Cookie day. Soft and gooey cookie with a creamy chocolate frosting. Amazing! Sally, I have loved all of your recipes that I’ve made! Your blog is my go-to for recipes. Thanks so much for sharing.
Theresa says
This would be great for one of our bigger family gatherings.Yum! If you like I am having a Sweet Recipe Swap drop by & enter any of your favorite holiday recipes! or even this one if you like. @ http://www.dearcreatives.com/sweet-recipe-swap-linkup/
Amy Lipe says
No way!!!!! I would eat all of this, would have to make it to bring some where or it would be really bad!
Maria Rosado says
I’ve been on this diet thingy for 3 weeks now and have been very successful-lost like 15 pounds – yay me!….BUT then just saw this Chocolate awe-some-ness and ooooh boy, I’m in trouble..” backing away from this pic, ever sooo slowly”! Capital W..OW!
Lesleyanne Smith says
Hi, I made this yesterday for our 5th Anniversary cake, as my partner, he loves cookies and ice-cream and he loved it. Thank you so much – it looks amazing and taste soooo good. xxx
Tonia L says
Thanks Jackie! You are too sweet!
Jackie B says
Pin! Pin! Pin! I’ve just pinned a boatload of your recipes and crafts, etc. I think I should just pin your picture so your blog will just come up! Thank you!!!!!
Maysem says
OH MY GOODNESS!! I think I’m going to die just from looking at that CCC… and with ice cream!! OH MY! Every time I say it’s time for a diet… I come across something like this! 😛 I’m so making this ASAP!!! Maybe today… who needs an excuse to make something that looks that amazing!!
Kimberly Gauthier says
OMG that looks so yummy and just like it came from a bakery. Can I come hang in your kitchen? I promise to bring my camera and my appetite!
Zeemaid says
Oh my that looks so yummy and I’m immediately thinking of when I can have some friends over so I have an excuse to make this! Stopping by from SITS. I think I need to bookmark this one.
Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} says
This would be perfect for the person that doesn’t like cake cake!!! My sister for one would love it!!! YUMMY!!! 🙂
Aly-CookingInStilettos says
This looks beyond amazing!!! Happy SITS Day 🙂 I’m off to see some more of your delish recipes.
Tricia says
You know I think it excellent if I pin it on Pinterest. Gracious. Gonna have to get out the stretchy pants. Happy SITS Day!-Tricia at www.thesouthernspark.com
Katie says
This looks amazing! I know my boyfriend would be thrilled if I made it for dinner…oops! Did I say dinner, I meant dessert! At least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Anjie Orlowski says
Holy moly! I must have this!! It looks so yummy!
Joanne says
Yum! I am a cookie monster and the pics of this are driving me crazy right now. Looks delicious!
Marie says
Oh my gosh that looks sooo decadent, YUM!
Marsha says
OMG this looks awesome! I so had to pin it!!!!!