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Root Beer Float Ice Cream Sandwiches

A nod to old-fashioned Root Beer Floats, these nostalgic Root Beer Float Ice Cream Sandwiches will be the hit of your summer party!
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Root Beer Concentrate I used Zatarain's
  • 3 1/4 cups AP flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 1 pint of your favorite vanilla ice cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat liners and set aside.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy
  • Add egg, continue to beat for 1 minute
  • Beat in oil, milk, vanilla paste and root beer concentrate
  • Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl
  • Add to butter mixture and mix until well combined. You may have to stop and scrape down the bowl of your mixer a few times.
  • Gently fold in white chocolate chips.
  • Use a large ice cream scoop or a #24 disher to create 6 big cookies per prepared baking tray.
  • Bake cookies for 18 minutes or until crisp on the edges. Let cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then move them to a cooling rack.
  • When the last batch of cookies is completely cool, remove ice cream from the freezer and allow to soften on the counter for about 10 - 15 minutes.
  • To assemble ice cream sandwiches, place 1/3 cup ice cream on bottom of a cookie. Top with a second cookie, pressing gently to flatten ice cream.
  • Repeat with remaining cookies and ice cream.
  • Place all the sandwiches on a baking sheet; freeze until firm, at least 2 - 3 hours.
  • Ice Cream Sandwiches are best eaten the day they are made!
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