Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches

Having a daughter means I spend a lot of time playing dress up and having tea parties. What’s great is that my best friend has a daughter around the same age as mine, so we often arrange play dates for the girls. We recently had a princess tea party filled with delicious sweets and crafting.

The weather has been nearly 100 degrees and I knew an #IceCreamTreat would be a great way to cool us down. So on last week we went shopping at Smart & Final to buy some strawberry ice cream. Since this was a pink affair strawberry ice cream was a must. ;)

We bought everything we needed to create a sweet little tea party.

I tried the First Street strawberry and cookies & cream ice cream. This has to be the best strawberry ice cream I’ve ever had! We planned on adding more strawberries to it but it was perfect the way it was, with nearly a strawberry in every bite.

I made the girls strawberry ice cream cupcakes. I used the same ice cream cupcakes recipe I shared a few months ago. But the fun didn’t stop there. I also made ice cream sandwiches out of chocolate chip cookies. The ice cream sandwiches were for my best friend and I to enjoy. To make them I let the cookies & cream ice cream soften a little then spread it in between two chocolate chip cookies. I then rolled them in confetti sprinkles and placed them in the freezer to harden.

The setup was quite simple with a pink quilt laid across the yard for the girls to sit on. I have yet to buy my daughter a glass tea set but this musical play tea set worked perfectly. It even makes a pouring sound if you tilt it over.

How cute are these princess wands? I would have loved to have one as a child. I found them at Hobby Lobby for $1.50 each.

They also decorated their own crowns with stickers and rhinestones.

The tea party came to an end with the girls pretending the pom poms hanging from the tree were pinatas. At one point my daughter was actually confused, wondering where the candy was. I wish she could stay this little forever. Hopefully she’ll want to continue having tea parties for many, many years to come.

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30 comments on “Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches”

Tonia @ The Gunny Sack on May 23, 2012 at 9:26 am said:

How fun!! I love ice cream sandwiches and the sprinkles look adorable!

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Crystal on May 24, 2012 at 12:00 am said:

Thanks Tonia, ice cream sandwiches are the best! My kids are so used to them that whenever I bake cookies they automatically assume we’re having ice cream sandwiches. That’s probably not a good thing. :)

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Lyuba on May 23, 2012 at 9:27 am said:

Great looking ice cream sandwiches! So easy and delish! Love the look on her face as she is eating her ice cream :)

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Crystal on May 24, 2012 at 12:01 am said:

Thanks Lyuba! That was the best picture I could get. She refuses to peel the wrapper off of cupcakes so she ends up with a messy face every time lol.

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Erika on May 23, 2012 at 10:47 am said:

These are too cute! Last night I saw a little tea party bubble set that would go too cute with this :)

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Crystal on May 24, 2012 at 12:02 am said:

Oh my daughter would love that! Do you mind telling me where you saw it at?

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- Erika on May 24, 2012 at 6:54 am said:
  
  Of course! It was in Walmart in the seasonal toys section where they have all the bubbles :) They had a Disney Princess themed tea set and a Minnie Mouse themed one. They were both so cute!
  
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Sara @ CleverPinkPirate.com on May 23, 2012 at 10:59 am said:

This looks like a lot of fun for your daughter!

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Crystal on May 24, 2012 at 12:02 am said:

She had a blast! Thanks again Sara! :)

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Christina @ Play Eat Grow on May 23, 2012 at 11:05 am said:

Ice cream sandwiches are so fun. But I often forget about them. Thanks for the reminder!

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Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and more on May 23, 2012 at 11:10 am said:

oh so cute!

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Maria on May 24, 2012 at 7:45 pm said:

Mmmm these look so good (and so cute too!) What a fun summer treat!

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Mackenzie on May 26, 2012 at 10:38 am said:

These are SO pretty! What a fun easy treat! I would love to invite you to share this with my readers at Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes!
Have a Great Weekend,
Mackenzie
http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-12-summer-series-preview/

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kristen duke photography on May 26, 2012 at 10:29 pm said:

these look so fun! my kids would love them;)

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Crystal on May 26, 2012 at 11:04 pm said:

Thanks Kristen! Does it make me a dork if I was excited to read your comment? I remember when you began writing on The Idea Room and have loved your site since! Thanks for stopping by. :)

xoxo
Crystal

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Bridget@MrsGreenJeans on May 26, 2012 at 11:27 pm said:

you know how to please me! I love ice cream sandwiches they are my favorite, i wish i had one now!

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Debra Kapellakis on May 27, 2012 at 4:22 am said:

Adorable!

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Megan on May 27, 2012 at 10:05 am said:

What a beautiful treat! Looks like they enjoyed themselves and the ice cream sandwiches. Megan

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Kristin C. on May 28, 2012 at 6:56 am said:

So while I was scrolling your post, my 21-month old climbed up in my lap. She has the same little tea pot and cups so she got insanely excited that ‘her’ stuff was on the “puter” =) But I love the ice ream treats. They’d be a big hit at her birthday in September.

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six sisters on May 28, 2012 at 8:05 am said:

Your chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches look so good!! We’ll be making these this summer. Thanks for sharing this with us! We appreciate you linking up with us!! It’s so fun to see all of the great ideas and recipes! We hope to see you back again soon! -The Sisters

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Jodi on May 28, 2012 at 9:14 am said:

What a great party and fabulous looking ice cream sandwiches. Wonderful work.

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julie marling on May 28, 2012 at 12:59 pm said:

So cute… My daughter would love all of this..New follower from LInes Across Hop! Love for you to follow back when you get a chance ;)

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Amber on May 28, 2012 at 7:40 pm said:

love the ice cream sandwich! I hope you’ll come link up at my party going on now :) http://www.salttree.net/2012/05/open-call-tuesdays-6.html

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Taylor-Ann on May 29, 2012 at 3:46 pm said:

These look super yummy for a warm super day. I would love if you link these up on my link party.

http://www.kampenlane.com/2012/05/show-off-monday-8.html

~Taylor-Ann
kampenlane.com

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Kate on May 30, 2012 at 5:06 am said:

Mmmm, those look super yummy! I would love for you to share this (and any other creations) at Pin It and Win It Wednesday @ http://www.cheapcraftymama.com– where you can win free ad-space on my blog!

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