Ginger Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches
- 2 pints peach ice cream
- 1 package (17.5 oz) sugar cookie mix (recommended: Betty Crocker)
- 1 stick butter
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger (recommended: Christopher Ranch)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger (recommended: McCormick's)
- Set up grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (no heat source directly under cookies).
- Soften ice cream on the counter for 10 minutes.
- Scoop large balls of ice cream onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing about 3 inches apart.
- Top the scoops with another piece of parchment.
- Gently flatten the scoops into 2-inch disks about 1-inch thick.
- Put the baking sheet in the freezer to harden while making the cookies.
- In a mixing bowl, combine rest of the ingredients.
- Stir to form dough.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto foil baking sheet.
- Place foil baking sheet on another foil baking sheet (for stability and insulation) and set on grill away from heat.
- Cover grill and cook 12 to 16 minutes or until just baked and browned.
- Remove from grill and let cool to room temperature.
- Sandwich the ice cream disk between to cookies and wrap in parchment or waxed paper until ready to serve.
- INDOOR: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare cookies as directed and drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 14 minutes.
- Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring to wire rack.
- Cool cookie completely, and then freeze for a minimum of 1 hour before completing ice cream sandwiches as directed.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/ginger-peach-ice-cream-sandwiches-recipe.html (may not work)