I figured with all the holiday food you’re probably making and consuming this month, you could use a few more ideas for health foods… jk. This is not that. This is a very dangerous thing to have in your freezer unless you are hosting a celebration soon. Actually I could see this being a really fun alternative to a birthday cake. Just add candles!
What’s really fun about this is there is hardly any baking/cooking required. We’re going to make sugar cookie dough (which is a very old recipe from a family cookbook I have, handwritten notes style) and then bake it in a pie pan. Then we top it with all sorts of good things, mostly ice cream.
I had you at pie, right? Me too. Let’s make something fun!
Ice Cream Pie With a Sugar Cookie Crust, makes one pie crust or a dozen large sugar cookies.
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Cream together the softened butter and sugar. Then stir in the egg and vanilla extract. Stir in the baking powder, salt, and flour until a dough ball forms. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least thirty minutes and up to three days. This will make it easier to roll out.
Cover the bottom of your baking dish with parchment paper. Then generously butter the sides and parchment paper covered bottom of the pan. Roll out your sugar cookie into a large disc and gently place in your prepared pie pan. You can dust the edges with sanding sugar if you’re feeling fancy.
Bake at 375°F for 8-9 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden brown. Allow to cool.
Fill the sugar cookie crust with ice cream scoops. I used three different flavors just to make it pretty. 🙂 Freeze for an hour or overnight so it’s nice and firm before serving. Be sure to cover the entire pie loosely with plastic wrap before freezing so it won’t dry out or get freezer burn.
You may need to allow your pie to soften a little before slicing, depending how long you froze it for. Top with whipped cream, cherries, chocolate syrup, sprinkles, crushed peppermint sticks, etc!!!!! Enjoy. xo. Emma
Credits // Author and Photography: Emma Chapman. Photos edited with A Beautiful Mess actions.
17 Comments
Thank you, Emma. This is the first time I tried one of your recipes, and it was a good suggestion for a party I’m throwing tomorrow night. Here is the result, just prior to freezing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hg6sh9arwsbz6e1/ABM%20ice%20cream%20pie%201.jpg?dl=0
I couldn’t find my pie pan, so I used a paella pan I picked up from Sevilla while on holiday in Andalusia earlier this year. We have some lovely east meets west flavour combinations here in Hong Kong not readily available in North America; my ice cream flavours consist of raspberry with rose and green tea with brown sugar. Very festive looking! I scattered some roasted pistachios and Skor crumbs on top, for an interesting texture and flavour boost.
Can’t wait for my guests to try it tomorrow night. And looking forward to more design and recipe ideas from ABM for my upcoming housewarming party (I finally move to a newly purchased flat early next year–yay!)
Rebecca, Hong Kong
OMG, that’s look so delicious!!!!! xo
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This looks so good. Definitely something I’d love to try making!
Looks so scrumptious! Going to have to try this out sometime!
Looks sooo good! Those pastel colors make me want to devour this even more Dainty Deeds Blog
That looks so delicious and almost too good to eat!
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What a funky pie, I’ve never seen anything like it! Happy Thanksgiving
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I’m not generally a pie fan…but this looks really good. Maybe I’ll try a variation on this with a sugar cookie crust!
This looks too amazing! My twins would go nuts for this!
I think i may have died and gone to heaven !!! This looks so yummy my mouth is watering! Amazing I have to try this!!
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what! i am SO making this for my BF’s birthday!! THANK YOU!!!
That looks so delicious! I love the purple ice cream!
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It looks great and I bet it tastes even better! Awesome idea!!!
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this looks so delicious!
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So cute. And so easy to make into different colour themes for different holidays.
Great idea!
O hello deliciousness and my new weekend plan.
Sophie x
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