Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 44 chocolate oreo cookies, broken into small pieces
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 -4 quarts cookies & cream ice cream, slightly softened
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 6 tablespoons dark corn syrup
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 prepare a 13 x 9-inch freezer-safe glass dish.
• 2 finely grind the cookies with the melted butter until moist clumps form.
• 3 press the mixture into prepared dish and freeze for 40 minutes (or longer).
• 4 spoon the softened ice cream over the crust; freeze for 1-1/2 hours or until firm.
• 5 in a small heavy saucepan combine cream and corn syrup; bring to a simmer over medium heat, whisking constantly; remove from heat.
• 6 add in chocolate and peppermint extract mix or whisk until melted and smooth.
• 7 cool the mixture to lukewarm whisking occasionally (about 20 minutes).
• 8 spoon the mixture over frozen ice cream covering completely.
• 9 place back in the freezer for a minimum of 1 hour or up to 3 days covered tightly with foil.
• 10 sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
• 11 *note* this recipe can also be made in an 8 x 8-inch pan or a deep dish 8 or 9-inch pie plate.
• 12 for the crust use 22 oreo cookies with 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 - 1 quart ice cream.
• 13 for the topping, use 1/3 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup, 4 ounces chocolate and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract.
• 14 prepare using the same method.