I Scream Sandwitches
Get into the spirit with this cutesy ice scream sandwich! Homemade ice cream sandwiches make the perfect Halloween party snacks. They’re adorable, simple, and definitely a welcome change from the buckets of candy corn that seem to magically appear in our homes this time of year.
These “sandwitches” are simple, using dark-and-dreary (chocolate) cookies and gruesome green (mint) ice cream. The cookies can be made well in advance, leaving you plenty of time to prepare for the arrival of guests — or goblins. For neat rounds of ice cream, snip away the carton with scissors, cut ice cream into 3/4-inch-thick slices, and make shapes with a 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Freeze leftovers in an airtight container.
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Leave your amazing party ‘wiches in the freezer until just right before the guests arrive, then add them to the snacks table. Get ready for the OMGs from your less-than-crafty guests after they see the charming detail.
You might want to even circulate through the party with a tray of these so that they get eaten quickly. After all, wicked witches have a habit of melting — these ones especially.
2 large egg whites
1 cup superfine sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Mini candy-coated chocolates, for hats
Green mint-chocolate-chip ice cream
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put egg whites and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix 30 seconds. Mix in flour, cocoa, and salt. Mix in butter, cream, and vanilla; mix 30 seconds.
2. Bake cookies: Using plastic lids or heavy card stock, cut out 1 circle (2 3/4 inches in diameter) and 1 half circle (4 1/2 inches long). Using the outlines as stencils, spread dough on a nonstick baking mat with an offset spatula, making 4 circles and 2 half-circles. Transfer mat to a baking sheet; bake cookies until they start to set, 6 to 7 minutes.
3. Shape cones: Remove half-circles with an offset spatula while still hot. With straight side of the cookie facing up, quickly bring edges together to form a cone, holding until set. Repeat with remaining half-circles, then bake off another sheet of dough until all dough has been baked.
4. Assemble sandwitches: Dip cones in melted chocolate, coating just the bottom 1/4 inch as a hatband. Place cones on 8 whole cookies; press 1 candy onto band of each hat. Freeze until set, 10 to 20 minutes. Brush remaining 8 whole cookies on one side with melted chocolate. Freeze until set, 10 to 20 minutes. Cut ice cream using technique described above. Place on coated cookies; top with hats.
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