Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bars are a cool and creamy way to celebrate summer and are super easy to make. A thick Oreo crust on the bottom is covered with a layer of cookies and cream ice cream with extra cookies added to up the cookie to ice cream ratio.
Because I’m perfectly OK with the ice cream merely acting as a binder to hold the cookies together!
Homemade whipped cream is slathered on the top to make this dessert even creamier.
Of coarse you could use Cool Whip instead to shorten the prep time.
These sweet and creamy ice cream bars are as easy as 1-2-3. They are the perfect dessert for a summer celebration.
Like a graduation!
My son graduated from high school on Friday. I can’t believe how fast the year’s have flown by and I’m so excited to see what the future holds for him. (Note: Originally posted June 7, 2015. He is about to turn 26!)
Recommended Equipment
- 9-inch square pan– I recommend a non-glass pan like this one since it will be going in the freezer.
- Hand-Held Electric Mixer– for beating the whipped cream.
Variations
You can easily change up the flavor of these ice cream bars by using chocolate ice cream and using a flavored oreo. Mint Oreo Cookies would work really well.
Recipe Tip
No need to remove the cream from the cookies when making the crust,
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Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Sheet Cake
Ingredients
- 28 chocolate sandwich cookies finely crushed, (Oreos)
- 5 tablespoons butter,, melted
- 4 to 5 cups cookies and cream ice cream,, softened
- 12 chocolate sandwich cookies,, broken into chunks
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- extra Oreos for garnish
Instructions
- Line a 9-inch square pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, stir together melted butter and the 28 finely crushed cookies. Pour into prepared pan and use a spatula to press the crumbs down flat. Bake for 12 minutes and let cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, mix together softened ice cream and 12 broken cookies. Spread over cooled crust. Freeze until firm.
- Use an electric mixer to beat cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread over ice cream. Garnish with cookies.
- Freeze until firm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted June 7, 2015.
Congratulations on your son’s graduation! Mine graduated Saturday. It’s exciting to see what the future holds for them! These cookies and cream bars look so delicious! It would have gone over well at my house on graduation day!
Congrats to your son!! Such an accomplishment, for him and you!
This desserts look magical Christin! I just love anything with Oreos in it. I made my first Oreo icebox cake on the weekend, that looks a little bit similar and I am totally smitten! Cant wait to try it with ice cream.
Oh my goodness congratulations on your son’s graduation! You have such a beautiful family; you must be so proud! I think my son would love these ice cream bars- he’s a huge cookies & cream lover! Awesome recipe, and I can’t wait to meet you tomorrow in Spokane!
Thank you Allie! Looking forward to seeing you too!
This would be so very popular at my house!! : ) And congrats on your son’s graduation! High school graduations are serious tear-jerkers.
It’s really starting to heat up down here, and all that cookie and ice cream goodness would be perfect right now. Well, actually it would be perfect any time! Congrats on your son’s graduation!
Congrats to your son! I graduated high school on Wednesday and it was surreal. Happy times 🙂
This must be very rich dessert! 🙂
Thats so exciting, Christin! Congrats to your son! What a delicious way to celebrate. These bars look fantastic!
Huge congrats to your son!! These bars definitely look like the perfect way to celebrate!