Beloved worldwide, cookies and cream combines creamy vanilla ice cream with chunks of chocolate sandwich cookies. The crunch of the cookies contrasts with the smooth base, making it a nostalgic favorite.
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¾ cup sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 20 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos), crushed
Instructions
- Prepare custard
Heat cream, milk, and half the sugar until steaming. - Whisk yolks
Beat yolks with the remaining sugar, temper with hot milk, and return to pan. Cook gently until slightly thickened. - Flavor
Stir in vanilla. - Chill
Cool completely in the refrigerator. - Churn and add cookies
Freeze in an ice cream machine. In the last 5 minutes of churning, stir in crushed cookies.
Tips
- Crush cookies into both fine crumbs and larger chunks for texture variety.
- Use high-quality vanilla for better balance with the cookies.
- Add cookies just before finishing churning to keep them crunchy.
Uses
- Perfect in ice cream sandwiches.
- Delicious as a milkshake base.
- Kid-friendly dessert for birthdays.
