For the record I have been so incredibly impressed with all of the Tovolo products I’ve been using over the last few weeks. The molds I used for Popsicle Week were all distributed by Tovolo and the ice cream sandwich molds I tested for this post were no exception. With the assistance of these cute contraptions making ice cream sandwiches becomes incredibly easy. You begin by baking your favorite soft and chewy cookie recipe. I made a batch of Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, of course. Next, you allow them to cool slightly before cutting out the cookies with whichever shape you decide to use. This kit comes with a heart, star, and a squircle. I’m not making that up. They actually refer to the odd shaped mold as a “squircle.” There’s also a kit that comes with animal shapes (a chicken, cow, and pig) if that’s more your style. After cutting out your cookie shapes let them cool completely on a wire rack. Finally, assemble the cookies by placing one cookie in the mold, adding a scoop of ice cream, topping with an additional cookie, and firmly applying pressure with the cookie press. Voila! A cute ice cream sandwich is born. If you aren’t going to eat the treats immediately you’ll definitely want to place them in the freezer as they start to melt quickly.
I can definitely imagine using something like this for a child’s slumber party, birthday party, or even as an interactive end to a grown-up dinner party. Just bake the cookie shapes ahead of time and set out the molds, ice cream, and bowls of sprinkles for your guests to use.
Note: There’s actually an “xoxo” engraved on the cookie press. I was really excited about this because it made me think of that show Gossip Girl. It’s hard to see in my photos, probably because of the type of cookie I baked, but I believe if you used a lighter colored sugar cookie or peanut butter cookie you’d be able to see the detail much more clearly.
PS: Many thanks to Anna D for giving me these as a birthday gift last month! Do my friends know me well, or what?
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Ok, I am a grown up, right? That means if I want heart shaped ice cream cookie sandwiches for breakfast, it is totally acceptable. Right? Right.
Um how about “they’re good for a PMS binge” cause HELLO?! I’m about to EAT MY COMPUTER SCREEN.
YUM!! Erin can you drop some of those by??? I’ll send directions!
Oh my gosh, I SO want those molds. Must find out if I can order them all the way to this side of the world (Estonia). Until then I suppose I can use my regular ginger bread molds:) And then I have to get an ice cream maker, think how good it would be with self-made ice cream:)
These are absolutely adorable. I need to find some of these molds. I made ice cream sandwiches the other day but they were not nearly as cute as yours. Oh, and the sprinkles…heaven!
Those are so cute!!! Yum!
Those are the cutest things I have EVER seen. This is goig to be my next activity with the kids!
Ice-cream sandwiches are the greatest invention ever! Mine would have turned out all sloppy but of course your’s look absolutely pristine 🙂
What happened to the leftover cookie scraps?
Allen: the leftover scraps ended up in my belly! 😀
You always know how to make food look so pretty!!
Ok. Stop the cuteness! I’m overwhelmed by cuteness!! Is it wrong that I want those cookie remnants for breakfast?
Very, very cute! I love ice cream sandwiches…especially made with chocolate chip cookies! The only ones I’ve ever made were those heart-shaped brownie ones that I called ‘naughty ice cream sandwiches’ because of the Irish cream I mixed into the ice cream. I wish I would have had a mold back then, would have been easier! Now I might have to search for some ice cream sandwich molds! Keep up the product reviews, I love learning about this kind of stuff!
Oh my goodness! Those are too cute!
A perfect treat for these hot summer days!
~Erin @ “Vegan & the City”
Erin, those are off the adorable charts, and probably twice as tasty. Nice job!
Wow! these are so cute! I love the little heart shapes! I also have ice-cream sandwich molds but haven’t gotten around to making them yet…I’m glad I found your post before I made mine ’cause you have some great ideas! I like how you’ve dipped the ice-cream edges in sprinkles. Kids (and adults) would be all over that!
omg these look heavenly.
i’m totally borrowing these!!! i heart them big time!
These are so cute! Takes alot of patience to make those but I bet you get into the cookie zone and all is good 🙂
Wow!! I NEED THOSE!! Too cute!
These are adorable I think I found what I want for my birthday!
OK i think this might become a most.popular.post on Erin Cooks. These look divine–kudos again for taking something you usually buy pre-packaged and tweaking it so that it goes from ordinary to extraordinary.
I love these! And I think I need them. I know I do.
Those look awesome! I just made some ice cream sandwiches recently that don’t look nearly as nice, a mold would have helped.
I’ve been away oh so long! I’ve missed you Erin Cooks! Darn this busy life of mine that has kept me from my blogs!
But! Looks like I came back on a REALLY good day! You say you can see making these for a kids party, etc? I say I can see making them for … a Monday. : ) Who needs a reason to make ice cream sandwiches in the middle of summer?!?! Not Me!
Yum…I think my computer is malfunctioning from the drool…
Oh i want those cookie scraps!!!
These are so adorable!
Those are so cute! They look really yummy too! 🙂
Okay you won me over, I was looking at these on Amazon and with only 2 reviews of them there I had to google it and see if people blogged about them. I can’t wait until they get here! Thanks and great blog!
Question, did you change anything in the cookie recipe to make it where you could cut it out with cookie cutters? In the picture it looks like a thin cookie cake. Is that right or were they separate cookies?
I love this sooo much! i am bookmarking this page and trying this in the near future! xoxo
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