Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS

• 275g butter
• 275g dark brown sugar
• 225g caster sugar
• 2 large free-range eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 475g plain flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 300g good-quality milk chocolate, roughly chopped into chunks
• Sea salt

To serve:

• 1 Tub Dunnes Stores Chocolate Fudge Irish Dairy Ice Cream
• 1 Tub Dunnes Stores Movie Night Popcorn Irish Dairy Ice Cream

METHOD

1. Put the butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Beat together with an electric hand whisk until smooth and light in colour.
2. Break in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Once the eggs are combined, add the vanilla extract.
3. Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix in with a wooden spoon until fully completely incorporated. Add the chocolate chunks and mix in until thoroughly combined. Divide the dough in half.
4. Place each half onto a large sheet of baking parchment or cling film. Roll the dough into a wide sausage shape and wrap, twisting the ends to seal. Each sausage will make nine large cookies (but you can roll them smaller and make more). The dough sausages can be frozen at this point. However if you wish to bake them straight away, chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes before use.
5. Once ready to use the cookie dough, remove from the fridge and allow to warm up enough to slice. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
6. Slice the dough sausage into nine discs and place onto a non-stick baking tray or a tray that has been lined with baking parchment.
7. Sprinkle each cookie with a tiny pinch of salt and bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes, or until they are golden-brown at the edges and slightly paler in the centre.
8. Remove from the oven, reshape if necessary and transfer to a wire rack to cool before serving.
9. To serve, slice the ice cream tubs into discs and sandwich between two cookies. Enjoy!