Cookie Dough Ice Cream Recipe

There is nothing quite as sweet as the taste of nostalgia and with this simple recipe, you can make this childhood favorite at home all the time! Cookie Dough Ice Cream is in almost everyone’s top five favorite flavors. It has a delicious vanilla flavor matched with the perfect chunky consistency thanks to the cookie dough. This ice cream flavor is popular with kids and adults alike, but most people get cookie dough ice cream in a pint or scooped from a shop.

Not anymore! Thanks to this sweet and simple recipe for cookie dough ice cream anyone can make this treat at home. This recipe uses common ingredients and the simplest methods you can whip up your favorite dairy treat in no time with this delicious Cookie Dough Ice Cream Recipe!

It’s the perfect update to milk and cookies and so simple to make! One bite of this sweet treat will give you serious comforting, grandma’s baking vibes and all so easy to make! Grab your cozy blanket and turn on your favorite cartoons because this Cookie Dough Ice Cream will make you feel like a kid again!

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Ingredients Notes

• Heavy Cream – Heavy cream is the best dairy base for most ice creams. It has a high-fat content that makes it perfect for churning and will give your ice cream a velvety smooth texture.
  Heavy cream is perfect for Cookie Dough Ice Cream because it’s very accessible. It is affordable and easy to find. Look for this ingredient in the dairy section near the coffee creamers.
• Whole Milk – Whole milk helps to balance the heavy cream and add even more delicious dairy flavor. It’s best not to substitute this milk with low-fat milk. Whole milk is the best choice for this recipe because its higher fat content helps it churn nicely.
• Sugar – Sugar makes life sweet and it’s what makes this recipe so delightful! A little sugar helps to bring out the natural sweetness of the dairy and makes all the tasty ice cream flavor shine. Use granulated white sugar for this recipe or white cane sugar. You can also make the recipe sugar-free with stevia.
• Salt – Salt is essential not just to balance the sweetness but to help the ice cream freeze. Just a little salt helps the cream form a delicious texture as it freezes. For this Cookie Dough Ice Cream, use fine-grain kosher salt or fine-grain sea salt.
• Vanilla Extract – Vanilla extract adds notes of sweetness and smoothness to the delicious dairy in this recipe. Choose a pure vanilla extract to give this ice cream some sweet flavor. Vanilla extract is the easiest and most affordable way to get this tasty flavor into your ice cream, but it can taste a little artificial. If you want a more pure vanilla flavor, try vanilla bean paste or fresh vanilla bean seeds.
• Frozen Cookie Dough Bites – You can’t have cookie dough ice cream without cookie dough! These tasty bites give the recipe its signature flavor and texture. Nowadays, these bite-sized treats are easy to find in the freezer section of most major grocery stores. However, if you like everything homemade you can make your own cookie dough!

  If opting to make your own cookie dough bites, be sure to scoop the bite extra small, about 1 teaspoon is perfect. Also, make sure the homemade cookie dough bites are fully frozen before using them in this recipe.

Equipment

• High-Speed Blender or Food Processor – This recipe is so perfect because it relies on tools you probably already have, like a blender or food processor. A blender is great for this recipe because of its capacity. If your food processor can hold at least 4 cups it will work for this recipe.

  Alternatively, you can make this ice cream in a stand mixer with the ice cream maker attachment or a traditional ice cream maker. The directions are written to be easy and adaptable, so if you have an ice cream maker absolutely churn this delicious treat using that instead!

• Rubber Spatula – This handy tool is a must for ice cream making. It can be used to scrape the bowl or pitcher as it churns and also to help stir in the cookie dough.
• Freezer-Safe Container – A nice freezer-safe container is a must for homemade ice cream. A medium-sized food storage container or freezer bag will work for this recipe. You will want something with a strong seal to help keep the freezer-burn away from your delicious ice cream.

Pro Tips

• If you want to speed up the chill time for this ice cream, mix the ingredients from step 1 and then pour the mixture into ice trays. Freeze them then blend as directed.
• When adding the first half of the cookie dough, only pulse a few times so the bites stay mostly intact.
• Fold the second half of the cookie dough bites evenly so there is a little cookie dough in every bite!

F.A.Q.

• Can I Add Other Ingredients To This Recipe?
  Absolutely! Just like a great cookie, this cookie dough ice cream is totally upgradeable! Folding in more flavors can add extra excitement and delicious tastes to this nostalgic ice cream.
  If you’re cocoa crazy, try folding in some extra chocolate chips. Or get fruity with a handful of dried cranberries for some seriously festive ice cream. Feel free to make it your own tasty treat!
• Can I Make Cookie Dough Ice Cream Without A Blender?
  Yes! You can absolutely make this recipe in an ice cream maker or a stand mixer with the ice cream attachment. The methods in this recipe are designed to be easy for everyone, but it’s totally open to customization.
  Churn the dairy base in an ice cream maker if you have one and you will have wonderfully smooth ice cream in no time! Plus, if you use a standard ice cream maker the dairy treat will come out of the   with a frozen texture that is ready to eat right away!

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/3 cup
Servings: 5