Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Published: May 20, 2023 · Modified: Aug 23, 2023 by Tonia Larson

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These Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches have chocolate and vanilla ice cream between two peanut butter cookies with mini chocolate chips!

Peanut butter ice cream sandwich cookies in a loaf pan.

Ice cream cookie sandwiches are our favorite novelty ice cream treat! We usually get the chocolate chip version because that is what is available to buy. Since we love peanut butter cookies, we had to make peanut butter ice cream sandwiches, and they are fantastic!

What This Post Includes

What We Love About This Recipe
Ingredients Needed and Substitutions
How To Make Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches
More Ways To Make
What Others Want To Know

Four peanut butter ice cream cookie sandwiches.

What We Love About This Recipe

Ice cream and cookies are two of our favorites already, so combining the two is a definite win! Plus, peanut butter ice cream sandwiches aren’t widely available to purchase, so they feel like an extra special treat. They are easy to make, can be prepared ahead of time, and can be stored in the freezer for later.

Ingredients and a scoop on a white marble countertop.

Ingredients Needed and Substitutions

Peanut Butter Cookies

We used homemade cookies to make these ice cream sandwiches. You can choose from classic peanut butter cookies or easy 4 ingredient peanut butter cookies. Or you can use ready-to-bake cookie dough. For an even easier option, buy peanut butter cookies from the bakery or make a mini version with packaged sandwich cookies.

Ice Cream

You can use any ice cream flavor and brand you want, so go with your favorites. We used chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Choose an ice cream with peanut butter in it for even more peanut butter flavor.

Chocolate Chips

The mini chocolate chips look cute around the ice cream’s edges, adding extra flavor and texture! You could also use chopped peanuts, peanut butter chips, mini M&M’s, chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups, or Reese’s Pieces.

A scoop of ice cream in an ice cream scoop next to cookies and another scoop of vanilla ice cream.

How To Make Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches

Use a #20 dough scoop, which holds about three tablespoons, or an ice cream scoop to scoop the softened vanilla ice cream onto a cookie. Top it with another cookie and gently press to flatten the ice cream between the cookies.

Then, add the mini chocolate chips. You can roll the ice cream edge in a bowl of mini chocolate chips and then fill any empty spaces by hand. Immediately transfer them to the freezer to harden.

A scooper with chocolate ice cream inside next to a cookie with a scoop of ice cream on it.

Repeat the process with the chocolate ice cream to make chocolate peanut butter ice cream sandwiches.

A peanut butter ice cream cookie sandwich in a bowl of chocolate chips.

Once the ice cream has hardened in the cookies, wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer-safe, airtight container or bag for storage.

Peanut butter ice cream sandwiches stacked two high.

More Ways To Make

Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwiches

Return to your childhood with a peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwich! Spread strawberry jelly over the peanut butter cookies before adding vanilla ice cream. Then, roll the edges in chopped peanuts or freeze-dried strawberry pieces.

Mini PB Cookie Sandwiches

Make a mini version that is perfect for kids! You can bake mini peanut butter cookies, or for a shortcut, use packaged sandwich cookies (you can leave the filling in the cookies for extra flavor). The process is the same, but only use about one tablespoon of ice cream for the filling.

Peanut Butter Cup

Make peanut butter cup ice cream sandwiches using Reese’s pb cups instead of cookies for a decadent treat. We love this version so much that we dedicated a whole post to them!

An ice cream cookie with chocolate chips and chocolate ice cream inside.

What Others Want To Know

Where can you buy peanut butter ice cream sandwiches?

Some grocery stores sell them with a chocolate wafer cookie and peanut butter ice cream. But if you want peanut butter cookies with ice cream in the middle, you’ll need to make them at home!

What kind of cookies should I use?

Go with your favorite peanut butter cookies! You can use homemade cookies, store-bought bakery cookies, or prepackaged sandwich cookies.

How long can I store them?

You can store peanut butter cookie ice cream sandwiches for 2-4 weeks. Tightly wrap each one in plastic wrap and then store them in a freezer bag or container in the freezer.

Several peanut butter ice cream sandwiches.

More Peanut Butter Desserts

Peanut Butter Fudge – Skip the chocolate and go with peanut butter instead!
Peanut Butter Balls – Delicious little truffles that everyone loves.
Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies – A fun twist on the classic no-bake cookies.
Peanut Butter Bars – Made in a 9×13 pan so that you can share.
Peanut Butter Pie – Cool, creamy, and totally irresistible!