Deer Valley Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted Darigold butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• About 2 quarts good-quality vanilla bean ice cream, softened slightly
• Hot Fudge Sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl. Place flour, baking soda and salt in small mixing bowl and mix with wire whisk; stir into butter mixture, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Stir in chocolate chips until well mixed.

Prepare 3 large baking sheets by lightly greasing with butter, or spray with non-stick vegetable spray. Scoop the cookie dough into 24 mounds (about 3 tablespoons each), arranging them about 3 inches apart. Bake until cookies are flat and very light golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Cool; place cookies in the freezer until they are very cold. Arrange 12 cookies flat-side up on a large baking sheet. Scoop 1/2 to 3/4 cup of vanilla bean ice cream on each cookie and press a second cookie, flat-side down, on top. Smooth the edges so the ice cream is even with the edges of the cookies. Freeze until ice cream is set (at least 2 hours). When the ice cream has set, cut each sandwich in 4 wedges and serve with Hot Fudge Sauce. Makes 12 ice cream sandwiches.