Cookies And Peppermint Ice Cream Cake Recipes

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Place cereal in large bowl; set aside. Grate or shave 2 tablespoons of chocolate from candy bar; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter and remaining chocolate; stir until smooth. , Pour over cereal and stir to coat. Press into the bottom of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. , Spoon ice cream over crust. Freeze for 15 minutes. Spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with the shaved chocolate. Cover and freeze for several hours or overnight. , Top with candy. Remove cake from freezer 5-10 minutes before serving. Remove sides of pan; cut with a sharp knife and serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Melt butter with chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Finely grind cookies in processor. Add warm chocolate mixture; blend just until crumbs are moistened. Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture in small bowl. Press remaining crumb mixture onto sides, then bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Freeze.
• For glaze:
• Bring cream and corn syrup to boil in heavy large saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour.
• For filling:
• Working quickly, mix ice cream, 1 1/4 cups crushed candies, and extract in large bowl just until blended. Spoon half of ice cream into crust; spread evenly (place remaining ice cream mixture in bowl in freezer). Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cookie crumbs over ice cream in pan; press gently. Pour 1 cup chocolate glaze over ice cream in pan. Freeze 1 hour. Top with remaining ice cream; spread evenly. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Stir remaining glaze over low heat just until pourable but not warm. Pour glaze over ice cream; spread evenly. Freeze overnight.
• Run sharp knife between crust and pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides. Transfer cake to platter. Garnish cake with peppermint candies and serve.

PEPPERMINT COOKIES-AND-CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the vanilla, peppermint extract and eggs, then continue to beat until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
• Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture and beat on low speed until just combined. Fold in the peppermint puffs, cookie crumbs and candy-coated chocolates until evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
• Divide the dough into 3-tablespoon portions and roll into uniform balls (there should be about 25 dough balls). Transfer to a large plate or baking sheet and refrigerate until chilled through, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Meanwhile, position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment.
• Arrange the chilled cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between each ball. Bake one sheet at a time on the center rack until the cookies have puffed, the centers are just set and the edges have just turned golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: In a small heavy bottom saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and chocolate. Remove from the heat. Finely crush the chocolate wafers in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, or use a food processor. In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs with the melted chocolate and blend until the crumbs are moistened. Reserve 1 1/4 cups crumb mixture in a small bowl. Press the remaining crumb mixture onto the sides and bottom of a 9-inch diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch high sides. Freeze for 1 hour. For the glaze: In a large heavy bottom saucepan, bring the cream and corn syrup to a boil. Remove from heat, add the chocolate, and whisk until it is melted and smooth. Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour. For the filling: In a large bowl, working quickly, mix the ice cream, crushed candies, and extract until blended. Spoon half of the ice cream into the crust, spreading it evenly. Put the remaining ice cream mixture in the bowl in the freezer. Sprinkle the reserved 1 1/4 cup cookie crumb mixture over the ice cream in the springform pan, press the crumbs down gently. Pour 1 1/4 cup of the chocolate glaze over the ice cream in the springform pan. Freeze for 1 hour. Top with the remaining ice cream, and spread evenly. Freeze until firm, about 4 hours. Stir the remaining glaze over low heat, just enough so that it is pourable but not warm. Pour the glaze over the ice cream, and spread evenly. Freeze overnight. Run a sharp warm knife between the pan sides and the crust to loosen the cake. Release the pan sides and transfer the cake to a platter. Garnish the cake with Candy Brittle.;
• In a heavy bottom small saucepan over medium-low heat, cook the sugar, water, and corn syrup until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 300 degrees F, about 15 minutes. Place a 24-inch long sheet of foil on your work surface. Be extremely careful, the syrup is extremely hot. Pour the boiling syrup in wide zigzag lines across the foil. Working quickly and using an oiled offset metal spatula, spread the syrup evenly onto the foil, leaving a 1-inch border. Immediately sprinkle with all the candies, pressing the larger pieces into the syrup to make sure they stick. Be careful not to touch the syrup. Cool completely. Break off irregular pieces of the brittle and peel off the foil as you go. Press the brittle upright, candy side out, onto the top and sides of cake and freeze.;

COOKIES AND PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In batches of 5 cookies at a time, pulverize the cookies in a blender until fine. Set the last batch of 5 crumbled cookies aside; place the remaining cookies into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, and smooth into a crust.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, and stir in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and vegetable oil into a smooth mixture. Pour in the beaten eggs, and whisk constantly until the mixture is hot (do not boil) and thickened to a fudgy consistency, about 5 minutes. Pour the thickened fudge over the crushed cookie crust, smooth into a layer, and freeze cake at least 30 minutes.
• Set the peppermint ice cream out to soften for about 10 minutes. Cut the softened ice cream into slices, and place the ice cream slices over the fudge filling. Smooth the ice cream out into an even layer, and sprinkle reserved crushed cookies on top for garnish. Freeze the dessert for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

LAYERED PEPPERMINT ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream, sugar and extract on high until stiff peaks form. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag. Fill with whipped cream. , On a serving plate, arrange seven cookies in a circle, using one cookie in the center. Pipe 2/3 cup whipped cream over cookies. Repeat layers nine times. Refrigerate overnight., Garnish with flowers, chocolate curls and crushed candy if desired.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• For crust, melt butter with chocolate in heavy small saucepan over low heat.
• Finely grind cookies in processor.
• Add warm chocolate mixture; blend until crumbs are just moistened.
• Reserve 1 cup crumb mixture in small bowl.
• Press remaining crumb mixture onto sides, then bottom of 9 inch springform pan with 2 3/4 inch sides.
• Freeze.
• For Glaze, bring cream and corn syrup to boil in heavy large saucepan.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth.
• Let stand until cool but still pourable, about 1 hour.
• For filling, working quickly, mix ice cream, 1 3/4 cups crushed candies, and extract in large bowl, until just blended.
• Spoon half of ice cream into crust; spread evenly. (Place remaining ice cream mixture in bowl in freezer).
• Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cookie crumbs over ice cream in pan; press gently.
• Pour 1 cup chocolate glaze over ice cream in pan.
• Freeze 1 hour.
• Top with remaining ice cream; spread evenly.
• Freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• Stir remaining glaze over low heat just until pourable, but not warm.
• Pour over ice cream.
• Spread evenly.
• Freeze overnight.
• Run sharp knife between crust and pan sides to loosen cake.
• Release pan sides.
• Transfer cake to platter.
• Garnish with peppermint candies and serve.

COOKIES AND PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• In batches of 5 cookies at a time, pulverize the cookies in a blender until fine. Set the last batch of 5 crumbled cookies aside; place the remaining cookies into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, and smooth into a crust.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, and stir in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and vegetable oil into a smooth mixture. Pour in the beaten eggs, and whisk constantly until the mixture is hot (do not boil) and thickened to a fudgy consistency, about 5 minutes. Pour the thickened fudge over the crushed cookie crust, smooth into a layer, and freeze cake at least 30 minutes.
• Set the peppermint ice cream out to soften for about 10 minutes. Cut the softened ice cream into slices, and place the ice cream slices over the fudge filling. Smooth the ice cream out into an even layer, and sprinkle reserved crushed cookies on top for garnish. Freeze the dessert for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Coat 2 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• Line bottom of each pan with waxed paper.
• Combine cocoa, ¾ cup boiling water, and butter, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cool.
• Combine brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl, stirring well until blended.
• Add egg substitute; beat with a mixer 2 minutes or until light and creamy.
• Add the cocoa mixture, and beat 1 minute.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; beat 1 minute or until blended. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Remove from pans.
• Wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze for 2 hours or until slightly frozen.
• Spread ice cream in an 8-inch round cake pan lined with plastic wrap.
• Cover and freeze 4 hours or until firm.
• To assemble cake, place one cake layer, bottom side up, on a cake pedestal.
• Remove ice cream layer from freezer; remove plastic wrap.
• Place ice cream layer, bottom side up, on top of cake layer.
• Top with remaining cake layer.
• Combine whipped topping and peppermint extract, and stir until blended.
• Spread frosting over top and sides of cake.
• Sprinkle with crushed peppermints.
• Freeze until ready to serve.
• Let cake stand at room temperature 10 minutes before slicing.