Ice Cream Sandwiches with Slice and Bake Peanut Butter Sandies
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 12 peanuts, halved
- 1 quart of your favorite ice cream, softened slightly
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
- Combine the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in another medium bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the flour mixture and blend until just combined.
- Shape the dough into a log: Place it onto a piece of plastic wrap about 18 inches long.
- Use your hands to pat the dough into a log about 7 inches long and 2 inches around.
- Roll the plastic wrap around the dough.
- Twist both ends of the wrap, like a candy, and tighten both sides until the dough log is compact and tightly wrapped (this might cause the dough to shrink down to a 6-inch log instead of a 7-inch log, but that is okay).
- Tuck the twisted ends under the dough and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
- When ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange 2 racks in the middle of the oven.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the dough and use a sharp knife to slice the dough into 1/8-inch-thick rounds.
- Place the rounds about 1 inch apart on the baking sheets, about 12 cookies per baking sheet.
- Press a halved peanut in to the center of each cookie.
- If the dough is still very cold, it might crack slightly around the peanut.
- Simply use your finger to lightly push the dough back together.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are very lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Halfway through cooking, rotate the baking sheets front to back and top to bottom.
- Cool the cookies slightly on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, and then transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Sandwich the cooled cookies between large scoops of your favorite ice cream.
flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, smooth peanut butter, brown sugar, peanuts, favorite ice cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/ice-cream-sandwiches-with-slice-and-bake-peanut-butter-sandies-recipe.html (may not work)