Instructions to make your own ice cream cut out shapes, submitted by Suzy Gardner.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 Quart of Softened Ice Cream
Preparation:
Pre-freeze the cookie sheets for a few hours so that they are well chilled. Make a batch of your favorite homemade ice cream or use store-bought that has been softened to a spreadable consistency. (This can be achieved quickly in the microwave; microwave at half power until you get the consistency required for spreading - about 3-5 minutes.)
Spread the ice cream in a cookie sheet. Place in the freezer and freeze until very firm. Remove from freezer and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place the cut-outs on the other frozen cookie sheets to minimize melting. Work quickly; you may need to make about half of the cutouts and then return the ice cream to the freezer to refreeze slightly before making the rest.
Decorate the shapes with sprinkles or candy and enjoy! Use different flavors of ice cream to create appropriately colored cut-outs. For example, you can make pink (strawberry) pigs, green (mint chocolate chip) Christmas trees, brown (chocolate) footballs, etc. Use your imagination!