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Memorial Day Recipes…aka Summer BBQ Recipes!
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Um, hi! So I am more than ready for these Salted Pretzel Nutella Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches.
You with me or what?
Because it’s finally ice cream time and my excitement is through the roof. Like, let’s do this Memorial Day thing and do it right! ?
Also, after spending Wednesday in NYC (more on that little adventure next week!) and feeling the sunshine and 89 degree temperatures on my skin, I’m feeling like we could all just use some ice cream already! Even if it may still be a little chilly where you are. Um…it snowed here last night…what?!?!? BUT… the weekend is supposed to be sunny with temps in the low 60’s. Either way, ice cream is always a welcomed treat for me, especially over Memorial Day weekend.
Double also, Asher gets out of school for the summer in exactly ONE week. Whoa. For some reason this just snuck up on me. I mean, I knew it was coming up, but man, it really is almost summertime!
Since I am quite obviously so excited, I have to ask YOU… what are you guys most excited to do (or maybe not to do) in the upcoming summer months?
What’s on your agenda? Any fun trips planned? Need to get caught up on work? 🙁 Any plans on growing a garden? How about getting in as much chill time as possible? Or maybe just eating boatloads of ice cream?!? Most of those sound awesome to me!
I need to finish up the cookbook in the first half of the summer, but I’ll also have some fun things going on behind the scenes here as well. Taking Asher to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is also a must. Of course I would love to just chill in a chair in the hot sun by a pool, but I highly doubt time will permit another trip. And outdoor pools are pretty much non-existent up here in the mountains. Hopefully we’ll catch some warm and sunny weather on our trip to Harry Potter la la land, which yes, I am beyond excited about. I’m thinking that trip probably won’t happen till mid July or later though, since I really HAVE to finish up the cookbook!
Anyway, I seriously want to know what you guys are up to. I love to hear about summer adventures and potential plans for tropical chill!
OKok. Let’s talk about these Salted Pretzel Nutella Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches (whew!).
Do they sound awesome or what?!? When the flavors popped into my head and I sent them over in a text message to my mom, I knew right away this was my Memorial Day ice cream sandwich. You just cannot beat the flavors of salty and sweet….and basically anything paired with a chocolate chip cookie is going to be delish!
So I took that concept and I made ice cream sandwich. YESSS.
Here’s how they go…
…salty, buttery, chocolate chip pretzel cookies.
…thick layer of Nutella, and I do mean THICK.
…giant scoop of chocolate fudge ice cream, or maybe chocolate brownie ice cream, or maybe cookie dough ice cream? The options are endless here.
…another cookie, with another layer of Nutella..obviously.
EAT.
Simple, perfect and basically the best thing you’ll consume this Memorial Day weekend.
TRUTH.
Best part about these sandwiches? Or maybe the most dangerous part? You can have them in your hands and ready for eating in just about thirty to forty minutes. Honestly, we really should get up and make these RIGHT now and just call it a four-day weekend.
I am so down with that! Yes, let’s do that! You guys want to make these over on Snapchat today?!? I feel like this would be a REALLY fun thing to make today… yes, Ice Cream Sandwich Friday!
Ok, that’s it, I’m sold, let’s make them. Sometime today, probably this afternoon, I will be making these with you guys on Snapchat. Just follow @hbharvest and prepare for some serious chocolate…and a lot of me embarrassing myself. 🙂
So see you there?!?!
Salted Pretzel Nutella Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches.
Servings: 16 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 531 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup crushed pretzels + 32-36 mini pretzel twists
- flaky sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups Nutella
- 6 cups chocolate fudge ice cream or whatever YOUR heart desires
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar and sugar until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla, beat until combined and creamy. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and beat until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and crushed pretzels.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop the dough out into tablespoon size balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Press a pretzel gently onto the top of each dough ball and sprinkle LIGHTLY with flaky sea salt. Place the cookie sheets in the freezer and freeze 10 minutes. Alternately you can place the cookie sheets in the fridge and chill for 1-2 hours or up to 3 days.
- Bake the cookies on the center rack of the oven for 9-10 minutes. The cookies with not look completely done, but they will continue to cook on the baking sheet. Allow the cookies to cool 3-5 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling wrack.
- Spread each cooled cookie with a generous amount of Nutella. Then take a cookie and add a scoop of ice cream. Next add the top cookie, Nutella side facing down and gently push together to adhere. Repeat with the remaining cookies, placing each cookie in the freezer as you work. Eat immediately or freeze, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, until ready to serve. Remove the sammies from the freezer about 5 minutes before eating.
I’ll be the one covered in chocolate…of course.
This dessert sounds so good right now! Thank you for the recipe. I really look forward to your emails and admire how often you post 🙂
We have a ton of goals for the blog coming up including our first cookbook. My husband and I are planning our 5 year wedding anniversary trip to Ireland in August! And frequent trips to the splash pad for our 1.5 year old boy, Austin 🙂
It’s shaping up to be a memorable summer…
Thank you thank you!!
WOW!! That sounds so so fun! Congrats on 5 years!! It sounds like its going to be amazing!(:
I will be spending my summer at the Jersey shore! Hopefully some days at the beach relaxing, but more than likely, cooking just like you Tieghan! My house will be full of guests all summer long, as usual! It’s such fun! And with recipes like this one for these incredibly delicious looking ice cream sandwiches I surely will not be in a bathing suit any time soon. Thank you missy! Good luck with your cookbook and I hope you and little Miss Asher have a fabulous trip together! What a great big sister you are! Can’t wait for the cookbook!
BEACH DAYS!! That sounds soo good! The more people the better! This sounds so nice!! Thanks A ton Mary Ann! (:
Snapchating these cookie ice cream sandwiches sounds great! Love watching your snapchats Tieghan; you make recipes you are just yourself and there’s no stress for perfection.
This summer I’m working at the YMCA as a counselor for summer day camp. Excited but it will also be crazy with all the kiddos! Haha I’m gong to NY too in about 2 weeks, but I haven’t been before so lol I’m sure I will do all the touristy stuff ;)))
Thanks Kristen! So happy you like the snapchats!! It’s hard to tell of anyone likes them at all sometimes! SO this is very reassuring!! Camp counseling sounds so so fun!! I hope you love NY!! It was so fun for me!
PUH-LEASE cover me in chocolate honey–but make sure I don’t eat myself to death haha! I don’t know how any chocoholic is going to last while making this recipe, and let alone not eat them all!
Haha! Agreed!! I ate way to much while making these!!
These look sinful, I’ve never had an ice-cream cookie sandwich. They’re not really a ‘thing’ in the UK.
I really could do some damage to a stack of these though!
You will be amazed, ice cream cookies are delicious! If you get a chance to try them I hope they are everything and more!! Thanks Angela!
Teighan…..I just need to know how these are balancing without falling!! They look absolutely scrumptious and I love the mix of salt and sweet in this recipe. HUGE WINNER! xo
haha! Oddly and magically they just stood like that, nothing fancy is behind them! LOL!
Thanks Debi!
I think I just fell in love. Salty/sweet chocolatey goodness? COUNT ME IN.
Right?! I mean you cannot go wrong with these!! Thanks Janel (:
Oh wow these look amazing Tieghan! I don’t know how you do it and create all these amazing recipes and images on a daily bases! You put us other little food bloggers to shame… 😀
haha, trust me, I am such a mess behind the scenes and I totally have lots of help too! THANK YOU and I hope you are having a great Memorial Day weekend! 🙂
Another incredible creation to make me drool Tieghan! I can’t get over these! Like, there are no words!!!!
Thanks Tori!! This is so sweet 🙂
These don’t even look real. As in, they look too good to be true. YUM. Happy weekend!
Happy weekend to you too! They are definitely delicious!! Thanks Gabriella!!
Who could stop at one I’ll take a stack.
Agreed!! Thanks Nancy!
Get in my belly!!! We are heading into winter now but in 2 weeks we are flying to Houston all the way from New Zealand to explore the Southern States on our honeymoon…YAY! So for 3 weeks I will be drinking loads of margaritas and eating all the ice cream before we head home for winter! Also you will LOVE Harry Potter World…I went to the one in London a couple of years ago and it was awesome!
That sounds so amazing! I hope your honeymoon is everything and more!! Thanks Laura (:
My plans this summer are to up my running scheduled and increase the Kms everyday, go camping by the beach and definitely eat a lot of ice cream too.
Camping on the beach eating these sounds awesome!! We went camping in the Virgin Islands, St. John specifically and it was one of the best things we ever did. We camped right on the beach and couldn’t have afforded it any other way!!!
Those sound like the perfect summer plans! I hope everything goes well!
I’m pretty crazy for ice cream sandwiches!!! THese seem to hit all the spots.
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Thanks Miranda! They are super delicious!!
Salty and sweet – YES!!! I am looking forward to your snapchat video 🙂
Our summer will mostly (hopefully) be spent gardening – we bought a new and much bigger garden last year that we’re slowly turning into an edible paradise – I am so looking forward to all the summer veggies and fruits that are coming soon!
Good luck with finishing your book and I hope you’ll have some time to relax as well!
Thanks! The snapchat video is up now, so check it out!! Having your own garden sounds so cool and refreshing, I hope it turns out great!! Thanks Vera (: