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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Bree Hester
4.72 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time + Freezing Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 (1 quart)
Calories 522 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ice Cream Base:

  • 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cookie Dough Bits:

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Make the ice cream base. In a medium saucepan, mix together the cream, milk, 1/4 cup of the brown sugar, and salt. Heat the cream mixture over medium-high heat. When bubbles form around the edge of the pan, take it off the heat.
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  • In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks and remaining brown sugar until smooth.
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  • Slowly whisk the hot cream (about 1/4 cup at a time) into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
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  • Pour the yolk and cream mixture back into the saucepan. Put back on the stove and cook over medium to medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
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  • Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Add the vanilla. Set the bottom of the bowl in a larger bowl filled with ice and water until cool. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
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  • While the ice cream base is cooling, start the cookie dough bits. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the flour on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until it reaches 160°F, 5 to 9 minutes, stirring once or twice. Cool completely. Meanwhile, cream together the butter, both sugars and the salt.
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  • Add the vanilla extract and cream to the bowl. Mix in the flour and stir until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.
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  • Line a baking sheet with parchment and drop cookie dough bits (about 1/2 teaspoon each) onto the sheet. Freeze until ready to use.
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  • Freeze the ice cream base according to manufacturer’s instructions for your ice cream machine. When the ice cream is the consistency of soft serve, transfer it to a freezer-safe container.
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  • Stir in the frozen cookie dough bits and freeze the ice cream until firm, approximately 2 hours.
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Nutrition

Calories: 522kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 22gSodium: 268mgFiber: 0.3g
Keyword Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
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