Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a

Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies (and they're amazingly gluten-free)


These cookies are so good!
They're chewy and fudgy
Best of both worlds -- brownie & cookie.

For those like my daughter
(with a gluten intolerance)
they're an extra special treat,
because they're gluten-free!

For those who love chocolate
and home-baked cookies,
they're just plain delicious!


After many trials and tests, we've narrowed the source of our daughter's digestive woes to a gluten intolerance.  Therefore, I'm beginning to explore the whole new world of gluten-free cooking and baking.  Yesterday was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, and I couldn't help but seize the opportunity to develop a cookie recipe dedicated to my daughter.  She loved them and I hope you will too!


The almond meal provides stability and nutrients, while the rice flour helps keep the cookies light. The coconut does not add a heavy coconut flavor. Rather, it helps add structure to the cookies and imbues a subtle nutty undertone.

Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Yield:  approx.. 32 cookies
  • 1 ¼ cups almond meal
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 oz. (1/4 cup) bittersweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate chips
  • 2 cups shredded coconut

Step 1: In a medium bowl whisk together almond meal, rice flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Step 2: In the bowl of a mixer, beat softened butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed until incorporated. Add melted chocolate; mix on low speed until combined.

Step 3: Add dry ingredient mixture to the creamed mixture. Stir on low speed until incorporated. Add coconut and chocolate chips. Stir just till combined and evenly distributed. Chill for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Step 4: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop dough into 3 TB portions (I used a size 24 scoop, leveled). Arrange 2" apart (I got 12 to a sheet). Keep extra dough refrigerated in-between batches. Bake cookies on middle rack of oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack before removing from pan. Repeat with remaining batches.

Our favorite way to eat these cookies is warm, although they were excellent with a cold glass of milk the next day as well. Enjoy!

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