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Patriotic Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

Patriotic mini ice cream sandwiches made with star-shaped sugar cookies and vivid red-white-and-blue berry ice cream layers. You’ll assemble, sprinkle, and freeze for a festive summer party dessert with clean, bakery-style edges.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
freezing 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sugar cookie dough
  • 1 sugar cookie dough, rolled and cut into 2-inch stars Use your favorite batch; cut the dough into 2-inch star shapes.
Strawberry ice cream
  • 1 pint strawberry ice cream Softened for easy scooping and spreading.
Blue ice cream
  • 1 pint blueberry ice cream with blue food coloring or vanilla ice cream with blue food coloring Soften for easy assembly; use blue-colored ice cream for the patriotic layer.
Sprinkles
  • 1 red, white, and blue sprinkles Roll only the exposed ice cream edges after assembly.

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 oven

Method
 

Bake the star cookies
  1. Bake the 2-inch star-shaped sugar cookies at 350F for 8-10 minutes, until lightly golden at the edges (visual cue: cookies look set, not raw in the centers). Cool completely so the ice cream won’t melt during assembly.
Assemble mini sandwiches
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment (visual cue: parchment lies flat with no wrinkles where cookies will sit).
  2. Place half of the cookies on the parchment with the flat side up (visual cue: you’ll see the star points facing upward).
  3. Drop a small scoop of strawberry or blueberry ice cream onto each bottom cookie (visual cue: a mound sits centered and doesn’t spread yet).
  4. Top each with a second cookie and press gently to spread the ice cream to the edges (visual cue: ice cream reaches near the cookie edges but doesn’t overflow).
  5. Roll the exposed ice cream edges in red, white, and blue sprinkles (visual cue: a thin sprinkle “rim” forms around each sandwich).
Freeze
  1. Freeze the mini ice cream sandwiches at least 1 hour before serving on a patriotic platter (visual cue: they are firm enough to hold their shape when lifted).

Notes

Pro tip: fully cool the star cookies before assembling, or the ice cream will soften and the sprinkles won’t adhere cleanly. Store in the freezer in a covered container for up to 2 weeks; freezer yes. For a lighter option, use strawberry and vanilla ice cream labeled lower-fat or “light” and keep the cookie size the same for portion control.