malted chocolate toffee ice cream sandwiches
Malted chocolate toffee ice cream sandwiches – classic ice cream sandwiches, made even better with malted milk powder!
When the weather heats up, I go into full summer mode – the freezer brims with pints of homemade ice cream and colorful stacks of popsicles. But if I’m completely honest, the ice cream sandwich is my ultimate frozen treat. It’s impossible to choose between cookies or ice cream, so the obvious choice is both!
For me, the classic ice cream sandwich is chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream. Here I’ve made the classic even better, adding malt powder to the dough and mixing in chocolate toffee bits too.
Sandwiched with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and sprinkled with flaky salt, these treats appeal to all. If you’re looking for a shortcut (because a long weekend is about easy living!), then swap in your favorite store-bought ice cream and dig in!
Malted Chocolate Toffee Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Total Time: 56 minutes
- Yield: 11 ice cream sandwiches
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Malted chocolate toffee ice cream sandwiches are the best summer treat! Classic ice cream sandwiches, made even better with malted milk powder!
Ingredients
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 2 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp vodka
Malted Chocolate Toffee Cookies
- 1 2/3 cups flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup malted milk powder
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate toffee bits
- flaky salt
Instructions
- For the vanilla ice cream, combine half-and-half, cream cheese, sugar, salt, vanilla bean seeds, vanilla, and vodka in a blender or food processor; process until smooth. Cover and chill mixture in the refrigerator for one hour. Pour chilled ice cream mixture into frozen cylinder of ice cream maker; freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Spoon mixture into a freezer-safe container and place in the freezer until firm.
- For the cookies, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until creamy; beat in egg, vanilla, and malted milk powder until combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips and toffee bits. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (If cookie dough has chilled overnight, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking). Line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Form 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets; flatten mounds slightly.
- Bake, rotating pans halfway through, for 9 to 11 minutes, until edges are set. Sprinkle cookies with sea salt and cool for 4 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Freeze cookies in an airtight container for at least one hour.
- To assemble sandwiches, use a small cookie scoop to place a scoop of ice cream between two chilled cookies and press lightly. Place assembled ice cream sandwiches on a baking sheet and cover with plastic; return to the freezer for two hours. Wrap sandwiches individually in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 7 days. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories: 375
- Carbohydrates: 54
Keywords: Chocolate, Toffee, Malted Milk Powder, Ice Cream Sandwich, Frozen Treat
More ice cream sandwich recipes to try:
Brown Butter Chocolate Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lemon Coconut Ice Cream Sandwiches
Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Laura, I love these ice cream sandwiches!!! no summer is complete for us without the homemade ice cream and popsicles!! can’t wait to try your vanilla bean ice cream!!! and the cookies, as always, look amazing!
I have a similar happening for chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches on my blog, but man, you’ve totally kicked it up with the added malt and toffee. Bring on the weekend!
These ice cream sandwiches look delicious, Laura! So perfect for summer <3
I’m with you. . .why make the decision to have ice cream or cookies when you can have both. The addition of the malted chocolate and toffee bits makes these truly special. Can’t wait to give these a try.
Who can resist cookies & ice cream! Perfect for indecisive people (like me). 😉
Laura, you’ve done it again, these look quite divine!
Are you kidding? Malt and chocolate? Probably my two favorite things in the world? (besides Jesus and my husband) YES, please!
Lovely photos and malted chocolate toffee basically sounds like the best flavor ever 🙂
My resident chocolate lover’s two favorite desserts are Chocolate Chip Cookies and vanilla ice cream. This is a perfect Father’s Day recipe!
Cookies and ice cream together are pretty much my idea of heaven. Love the cookie flavours! Have a great long weekend!
Be still, my heart. These look like heaven to me!!
Oh how amazing do these look!! I would love every last bite!!
Malted toffee cookies? Wow! And sandwiches with ice cream? I don’t know if I could get any more lustful at the moment 😛
Now that is not your average ice cream sandwich…delicious I’m sure.
Plus, ice cream sandwiches instantly mean two cookies instead of one. Perfection!
This looks amazing. Too tempting. Superb idea!
Malted chocolate… yes please! Adding in toffee? Genius move. Love the new look too, Laura!
Oh my – you had me at MALT! These look and sound divine!
Oh, toffee toffee, how do I love thee?! This looks absolutely tasty, Laura!
Do you have a popsicle molds you love? I see you have made a bunch of popsicles (which look amazing and supremely delicious). There are so many options, I wasn’t sure if some molds were better than others.
Hi Denise, these are my favorite molds. They are easy to use and clean, and they store well in the freezer. Hope that helps! 🙂
Laura- Thanks so much! Can’t wait to get the mold and try one of your pop recipes.
That’s my kind of treat. I love ice cream sandwiches, even when the ice cream starts to melt and it squooshes out the sides and falls on my shelf. 🙂 These look amazing.
This could not be a more perfect ice cream sandwich, Laura! I’m obsessed with the malt powder, the chocolate toffee, everything — heaven. So wonderful!
Those would be a hit in my house no doubt. Cool recipe Laura, can’t wait to try it out. 🙂
Beautiful photography, but most of all, delicious cookies. I would die for one of these sandwiches right now 😀
Laura, these sweet treats look amazing. I want one right now! And, so happy for you and your new (blog) look! Beautiful! xoxo
It’s true, how to pick between cookies and ice cream… 🙂 Wow this upgraded chocolate chip cookies with toffee sounds amazing. And homemade vanilla ice cream.. I don’t think I can stop eating this once I make a batch. 😉
These sound incredible!! The toffee in these cookies sound soo delicious.