Lavender Ice Cream Sandwiches w/ Lemon-Poppyseed Cookies

Many people are intimidated by the idea of making ice cream, assuming they’ll fail because of an overly complicated process or the need to buy expensive equipment. But what if I told you it’s possible to make delicious, creamy ice cream with just a few ingredients and without having to go out and buy an ice cream maker?

 
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No-churn Lavender Ice Cream

Ingredients:

  • 1 - 14oz can sweetened condensed milk

  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 2 c heavy cream

  • 2 tsp lavender extract

Instructions:

  1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, vanilla and salt

  2. In a separate bowl, whip the cream and lavender extract with a mixer on medium-high speed until firm peaks form

  3. Fold about 1 cup of the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture with a rubber spatula until combined, then fold the lightened mixture into the whipped cream until well blended

  4. Pour into a chilled metal loaf pan and freeze until thick and creamy like soft-serve. Freeze for a minimum of four hours but overnight is ideal.

Lemon-Poppyseed Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2 1⁄3 c AP flour

  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder

  • ½ tsp baking soda

  • ½ tsp salt

  • 1 c unsalted butter, softened

  • 1 c granulated sugar

  • 1 large egg

  • Zest of 2 lemons

  • 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 2 tsp poppy seeds

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350ºF

  2. In a bowl mix flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda (if you are using salted butter you can omit the salt)

  3. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and softened butter with an electric hand mixer until fluffy

  4. Add in the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, poppy seeds and mix until fully incorporated

  5. Slowly add the flour mixture a little at a time and combine. You may need to eventually use your hands for this

  6. Scoop the cookie dough onto the baking sheets in golf ball sized portions, two inches apart.

  7. Bake for 10 minutes and then sprinkle the tops with with extra poppyseeds.

  8. Bake for another 2-3 minutes and remove from the oven.

Assembly

Instructions:

  1. Scoop a golf ball sized piece of ice cream in between a pair of cookies and gently squeeze them together to form the sandwich

  2. Place the sandwiches back in the freezer for at least an hour to ensure they stay together when you bite into them.

  3. Enjoy!

Luis Fayad