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Pumpkin Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Pumpkin Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Enjoy a refreshing fall treat straight from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! These Pumpkin Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches have delicious pumpkin cookies, vanilla ice cream, and fun fall sprinkles!
Course Dessert
Keyword Animal Kingdom, Ice Cream, pumpkin
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 4 ice cream sandwiches

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin purée

Ice Cream Sandwiches

  • 4 (1/2 cup) scoops vanilla ice cream (or ice cream of choice)
  • 1/2 cup fall/autumn sprinkles

Instructions

Pumpkin Cookies

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the butter, ½ cup of the granulated sugar, and the brown sugar until light and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat on low speed until combined.
  5. Add the pumpkin purée and beat on low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
  6. Add the flour mixture and beat until combined.
  7. Using a ¼ cup measure, scoop the dough into 8 balls. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet and chill for 1 hour.
  8. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  9. Pour remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar into a medium bowl.
  10. Roll chilled the cookie dough balls into granulated sugar and place on prepared baking sheets, 2-3 inches apart.
  11. Bake the cookies for 17-20 minutes until edges are browned and centers begin to set. Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Assembly

  1. Pour the fall/autumn sprinkles onto a large plate.
  2. Place 1 scoop of ice cream between two cookies and gently press until ice cream spreads out to the edges of the cookies. Roll edges of cookie sandwich in the fall/autumn sprinkles.

Recipe Notes

recipe courtesy of the Disney Parks