Welcome to Day 4 of Ice Cream Week 2014! This year the event is hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and myself. We have teamed up with 25 amazing bloggers to make satisfy all your Ice Cream Cravings.
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Let’s have a little chat about one word today.
Dedication. /?dedi?k?SH?n/ noun – the quality of being committed to a task or purpose.
Oh man, let me tell you. It took a lot of dedication not to give up and just skip this recipe today.
This recipe you see right here, this glorious stack of bacon, maple, bourbon and brown sugar goodness in front of you broke my freezer and almost me for a couple of hours this past weekend.
It was not fun I tell you.
A major breakdown happened and I’m not just talking about the freezer. Panic tends to seep in when your ice cream begins to melt when it should be freezing and you realize you also have a freezer full of meat that you’d prefer not to cook in one sitting.
The good news is I did not give up!
I managed to salvage all the melted ice cream, rearranged the freezer so things were stacked so high (my reasoning for why the temperature was rising, maybe? possibly?) and left things for the night to cool down.
As I woke the next morning the first thing I did was run to the freezer and take the temperature – yes folks it is important to have a device around that lets you take the temperature of your fridge and freezer, that’s how we keep our food safe. Happy to see that it was no longer sitting at 29 degrees but down to 15 and the ice cream was solid again! Not exactly at zero like it should be but no longer broken!
A quick assembly and a very quick photo shoot, these guys were done. I was not risking a refreeze again, but whew can we say high stakes for some ice cream?
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, cookies and finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Bourbon Brown Sugar Ice Cream
Instructions
- Follow the directions for the Bourbon Brown Sugar Ice Cream , this should be made at least 1 day in advance.Heat your oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the butter and sugar until light and airy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla bean paste.Scrape down the sides and mix in the flour in two parts.In a small bowl mix the maple syrup with the chopped bacon and mix it into the cookie dough.Using a cookie scoop, drop the dough onto the prepared cookie sheets with about 1 1/2 inches between each cookie and bake for 9 minutes.Place the cookies on a cooling rack to cool completely.To make the ice cream sandwiches: Lay the cookies flat on a cookie sheet in the freezer and freeze for about 10 minutes. Remove and flip half the cookies over and place one scoop of ice cream on the cookie. Place a cookie on top and press down firmly.Place the ice cream sandwiches back in the freezer to firm up for about 10-15 minutes before serving.Makes approximately 14 ice cream cookies.
Our sponsors for the event have provided us with some great prizes. A huge thanks to Cake Boss, Anolon, Microplane,WÜSTHOF, Page Street Publishing and Quarry Spoon. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and I have tossed in a bonus prize of a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker because we think everyone should own one!
Here’s what is up for grabs, One Winner Takes All:
- 1 Cuisinart Ice Cream Machine in White
- One Cake Boss Mechanical Ice Cream Scoop with Red Silicone grips
- One Cake Boss 4Pc Ice Cream Bowl Set, Icing Pattern
- One Anolon Advanced Bronze 2 Qt Covered Straining Saucepan with Pour Spout
- One Microplane Herb and Salad Chopper
- One Microplane Premium Classic Grater in White
- One WUSTHOF CLASSIC 9-inch Double Serrated Bread Knife
- One Copy of the Cookbook Making Artisan Gelato by Torrance Kopfer
- One Copy of the Cookbook Everything Goes with Ice Cream by Koralee Teichroeb
- One Copy of the Cookbook Vegan Scoop by Wheeler del Torro
- One Copy of the Cookbook The Great Vegan Bean Book by Kathy Hester
- One Copy of the Cookbook Eat More Dessert by Jenny Kellar
- One Copy of the Cookbook The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz
- One Copy of the Cookbook Scoop Adventures by Lindsay Clendaniel
Be sure to stop by all of today’s Ice Cream Week Participants:
- Ice Cream Float by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Maple Bacon Bourbon Brown Sugar Ice Cream Sandwiches by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Coffee and Donuts Ice Cream Sandwiches by The Redhead Baker
- Chocolate with Buttercream Icing Ice Cream by Cookistry
- Dulce de Leche and Pecan Sundae by My Catholic Kitchen
- Banana Split Finger Sandwiches by The Life and Loves of Grumpy’s Honeybunch
- Strawberries and Cream Ice Cream by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Cinnamon Chunk Ice Cream by Farm Fresh Feasts
- Chocolate Mint Frappe by Noshing with the Nolands
- Gluten Free Lemon Mint Frozen Custard by Gluten Free Crumbley
- Oreo Ice Cream by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Peach Pie Milkshake by The Messy Baker
- Strawberry Vodka Float by Mind Over Batter
- Coconut Cream Fudge Bars by Quarter Life (Crisis) Cuisine
- Flourless Chocolate Almond Coconut Ice Cream Sandwiches by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- How to Make an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Soda by Mother Would Know
- No Churn Low Carb Mint Ice Cream by Yours and Mine are Ours
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A big whew on the freezer situation. Not good timing at all. But we all would have been very sad not to see your magnificent creation! I need some of this ice cream in my life!!!
Ermagaaaawd staaaaaahp it! You are killing me with all the amazing ice cream recipes this week, Susan! Now I want to run to the nearest grocery store freezer and gorge myself on the cold creamy stuff. Although none of it will taste as good as these glorious maple bacon bourbon brown sugar ice cream cookies (whew, that’s a delicious mouthful). I’m sorry to hear about the freezer situation. I would’ve been losing my mind. Glad to hear everything worked out and you won’t be getting salmonella/ecoli from partially frozen meat!
Glad all your efforts paid off, they look great!
Those look incredible, I could sure go for one right now!!
whoa!! Glad you got sorta fixed it-eep!
These ice cream sandwiches are epic. I love the whole flavor combo-everything is like warm and comforting and indulgent! mmmm
You have outdone yourself with this one! That ice cream sounds out of this world! My brother would absolutely be drooling over these ice cream sandwiches.
Ice cream is just a happy place. Thanks for the dedication. =)
Impressive dedication! 🙂
Well you can beat an ice cream sandwich of this delicious caliber. Ice Cream Week is every week in my life. But it’s nice that it has a special week too.
There is so much drool happening at the moment. These look absolutely delicious, Susan! Thank you so much for inviting me to ice cream week.
Ooooh wow, coolest ice cream sandwiches ever! These look fantastic!