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Cookie Monster Ice Cream

This homemade Cookie Monster Ice Cream recipe features a blue-hued, creamy vanilla base that's stuffed with cookie dough and Oreos. It's a super fun and delicious treat for kids and adults alike!

Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs
Calories: 468 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

for the chocolate chip cookie dough:
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
for the ice cream base:
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • blue food coloring - I use Americolor gel #103 Sky Blue
  • 1 cup roughly chopped Double Stuf Oreo cookies
  • chocolate chip cookie dough bites

Instructions

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  1. For the chocolate chip cookie dough: Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar.
  2. Add flour and salt, and mix to combine.
  3. Mix in vanilla, and then the chocolate chips.
  4. Pinch off small pieces of dough, aiming for ¼" to ½" pieces. Place dough bites on a parchment paper-lined pan and chill until ice cream base is ready.
  5. For the ice cream base: In a small saucepan, warm milk to 170° F, stirring occasionally. Do not let milk boil.
  6. While the milk is warming, whisk sugar, eggs, vanilla bean seeds, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
  7. Very slowly and gradually drizzle the warmed milk into the egg mixture, whisking continuously to prevent the egg from cooking from the heat.
  8. Whisk in heavy cream, and then food coloring to your preference. I add a few drops of color, but prefer to keep the blue on the lighter side.
  9. Chill for an hour in the fridge, or until cool to the touch. You can also chill it overnight if desired, and then make the ice cream the following day.
  10. Pour chilled cream mixture into prepared ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer’s directions. Once the ice cream has reached a soft-serve consistency, add the chopped Oreos and cookie dough bites. Fold in by hand if necessary.
  11. Transfer ice cream to a freezer-safe container and place in freezer until thoroughly frozen.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 468kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Polyunsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 132mg (44%) Sodium 102mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 33g (66%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 468

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 468kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g 59%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 132mg 44%
Sodium 102mg 4%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 33g 66%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.