Recipe- Incredible Treat Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

This chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream is the best! It's made with creamy, vanilla cookie-flavored ice cream, lots of tasty cookie dough pieces, and mini chocolate chips. Make it in your ice cream maker or use our no-churn method – it's an incredible treat both ways. This is the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream that we've been making for years. The ice cream is incredibly rich and creamy with a distinct cookie flavor thanks to a generous amount of vanilla. It really is the best ice cream.

Ingredients

Ice Cream

2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 large egg yolks
½ cup mini chocolate chips

Cookie Dough

1 cup all-purpose flour, see notes
½ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda, optional, see notes
½ cup mini chocolate chips

Method

* Add all the ice cream ingredients to a medium-sized pot and whisk well. Place the pot on medium heat (medium-low if your stove runs hot) and slowly warm the cream, whisking a few times. When a few simmering bubbles appear, remove the pot from the heat and let it cool completely in your fridge.

* Add the flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, salt, and if using, the baking soda to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until a soft dough forms. Stir in the chocolate chips.

* Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Divide the dough into small, bite-sized pieces and put them on the baking sheet. Put the baking sheet into your freezer until you're ready to use them in the ice cream.

Ice Cream Maker

* When the ice cream is cold in your fridge, pour it into your ice cream maker and let it churn until it is soft-set – usually about 20 minutes.

* Add the frozen cookie dough pieces and the mini chocolate chips and let your ice cream maker mix them into the ice cream.

* Transfer the ice cream to a freezer-proof container and let it freeze for at least an hour before digging in.

No Churn Method

* Pour the cold ice cream into a shallow baking dish and put it into your freezer. After half an hour, mix the ice cream around. Continue to freeze it then mix it every half an hour until it is frozen. (Use a fork to scrape the ice cream once it really starts to freeze.)

* Once the ice cream is frozen, stir in the frozen cookie dough pieces and the mini chocolate chips.