{"id":169372,"date":"2026-07-22T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeloveandsugar.com\/?p=169372"},"modified":"2026-07-22T06:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:39:44","slug":"brownie-cookie-dough-ice-cream-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeloveandsugar.com\/brownie-cookie-dough-ice-cream-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownie Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These brownie cookie dough ice cream sandwiches have a layer of brownie on the bottom, cookie dough on the top, vanilla ice cream in the middle, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top. And with a few key ingredients, they stay soft enough to enjoy when frozen. I’m can’t stop eating them! They are such a fun and tasty treat for summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These ice cream sandwiches are inspired by the ones from Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom. I saw a couple videos about them and they sounded amazing! Since I can’t just go to Animal Kingdom to try them, I decided to make a version at home. I haven\u2019t tried the original one and am not sure of its exact flavor, so it\u2019d be hard to call these a copycat. However, I watched and read a lot of what has been said about them and feel like I am at least very close. If nothing else, it\u2019s a fun version to try at home. And if you\u2019ve never heard of them, just make them because they are awesome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing, Testing!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I spent a good bit of time testing the brownie and cookie dough layers. I wanted the ice cream sandwich to have a good bite and not have one layer significantly firmer than the other. The trickiest layer was the cookie dough. Cookie dough is dense and made with butter, and both factors make for a very firm layer when frozen. So, I started with reducing the butter and replacing it with oil. The butter\/oil combination gives both the flavor from butter and a softer texture when frozen from the oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing I added was some corn syrup, similar to adding corn syrup to the fudge layer of my Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake<\/a>. Corn syrup doesn\u2019t fully freeze, so it helps things stay soft in the freezer. That was the final secret to nailing the texture, I think, because the cookie dough came out perfectly! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the brownie layer, I tested out my classic easy brownie recipe<\/a> (oil-based) and my newest fudgy brownie recipe (butter-based<\/a>), but without the chocolate chips. The brownie layer was naturally softer when frozen than the cookie dough with both versions. I ultimately decided to go withe the fudgy brownie recipe. It’s still soft when frozen, but also holds up a little better to the ice cream and cookie dough layers to meet their firmness. I’m so in love with the final version of these – firm enough to slice and hold the ice cream, soft enough to bite into straight from the freezer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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These Brownie Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwiches Are A Fun Treat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n