16 Homemade Ice Cream Sandwich Recipes to Try This Summer

Start with store-bought macarons and vanilla ice cream, then use royal icing and edible food-safe markers to decorate these fun and easy frozen treats. Here's the how-to:

1. Let vanilla ice cream sit at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
2. Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until smooth.
3. Spread into a plastic-wrap-lined pan so it's 1⁄4 in. thick and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
4. Separate store-bought macaron cookies into two halves. Decorate one side using royal icing or edible food-safe markers.
5. Use round cutters to cut out ice cream circles, then sandwich them between separated cookie halves.

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Ice cream sandwiches meet pie à la mode with these sweet summer bites.

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These red, white, and blue whoopie pies are fun, festive, and full of flavor.

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These fluffy treats put the grocery store freezer section to shame.

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The classic brownies a la mode got an amazing twist. Just add coconut ice cream with raspberries to give your favorite chocolate treat a refreshing, fruity update.

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Fudgy chocolate brownies stand in for the usual cookie in these upgraded ice cream sandwiches.

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The perfect summer dessert! Get creative with your choice of cookies to add even more flavors into the mix.

Get the recipe at Half Baked Harvest.

Substitute a chocolate bar for chocolate ice cream, and graham crackers for cookies, and you've got a new twist on a beloved classic.

Get the recipe at Completely Delicious.

Eat these poolside, beach side, or at your summer picnic, these small sandwiches can be eaten anywhere!

Get the recipe at Tutti Dolci.

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Make this recipe even easier by using store-bought cartons of ice cream to wedge between these chocolate cookies.

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Combine homemade churros with vanilla, chocolate, or any other flavor you prefer, and then dip it in chocolate ganache to add even more rich flavor.

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If you love mint chocolate chip ice cream, you'll love this tasty sandwich version of it. Good luck if you're asked to share some.

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Love cookie dough ice cream? Try this tasty remix to a favorite flavor. Ice cream sandwiches will never be the same once you try this incredible (and egg-free!) dessert.

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Win the hearts of your friends this summer with this genius combination. Ginger cookies pair perfectly with chai so get ready for everyone to ask you where you got this scrumptious recipe.

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Imagine every amazing flavor mixed into one heavenly ice cream sandwich. Well this basically covers it. And if that wasn't enough to sell you, it's dipped in chocolate.

Get the recipe at Half Baked Harvest.

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Looking for something a little out-of-the-box? Try this exotic twist on an ice cream sandwich that mixes savory peanut butter with sweet coconut. Yum!

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