Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches and Michael Buble

We just arrived back home from a nice weekend of family and food in San Diego. My brother in law graduated from boot camp and he now holds the title of US marine. So in celebration of that and because it's Memorial Day weekend, I've made some ice cream cookie sandwiches!

It's been hot here in California, as the Santa Anna wins have run through here, and by run, I mean sprint. 95+ degrees here and gusty winds is just too uncomfortable when you're used to the mild  coast. However, I'm thankful to live and be safe while there are military men halfway across the world, enduring much worse. While we should be thanking and honoring our fallen and current heroes every day, I'm glad there are federal holidays that remind us how important the men and women are that sacrifice their lives for our safety and freedom. I'm proud to be a Navy wife and my favorite sound is my husband coming home at the end of the day. 

A song I had a hard time listening to while my husband was gone was Let Me Go Home by Michael Buble, but I love it and I can always listen to it while he's home. I think it hits home for anybody dealing with distance from a loved one.

So for today's recipe, I chose a cookie I make often for when I send care packages during a deployment. They stay soft and delicious in an airtight container even if it takes a week or so to get to the bases overseas. Since it's nearly summer, I've added some vanilla ice cream in the middle and sandwiched them up! Indulge, you guys, these are delicious…

Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Recipe From: Sweet Pea's Kitchen
Oven Temp: 350 F

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Butter, room temperature
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg, room temperature
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Cups AP Flour
2 tsp Cornstarch
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
Ice Cream

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a stand up mixer, combine butter and sugars until well mixed. Add in egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients a cup at a time until thoroughly combined, but do not over mix. Add the chocolate chips in with a spatula. 
Roll the dough into balls, about 1.5 inches in diameter, and place on a cookie sheet. Flatten the ball with your palm and place cookies 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes and allow to cool on a wire wrack. Once all the cookies are cooled, place in freezer. At the same time, allow the ice cream to thaw on the counter. Once the ice cream is thawed enough to where you can easily assemble it on a cookie, take out cookies, spoon ice cream into the middle, and top it with another same-sized cookie. Place the cookies back in the freezer atop some wax paper. Let the ice cream refreeze before you eat your sandwich, I recommend overnight.