The Easiest No-Bake Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bars
A simple no-bake, layered dessert bar. This recipe features a crust made from crushed cookies and cream cookies mixed with melted butter. The crust is topped with a layer of softened cookie dough ice cream, drizzled with caramel sauce, and finished with a layer of whipped topping and shaved chocolate. The bars are frozen until firm and then sliced for serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes (includes freezing time)
- Yield: 12-16 bars
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake, Layering, Freezing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 20 cookies and cream cookies
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 cups cookie dough cream ice cream, softened
- 1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
- 2 cups thawed whipped topping
- Shaved semi-sweet chocolate, for garnish
Instructions
- Double line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, allowing handles to extend over the sides for easy removal.
- Place the cookies in a food processor and pulse until they become fine crumbs.
- In a medium bowl, toss the cookie crumbs with the melted butter until combined.
- Firmly press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan to form a crust.
- Carefully spread the softened ice cream evenly across the crust.
- Drizzle the caramel topping over the ice cream layer.
- Top with the thawed whipped topping, spreading it evenly.
- Sprinkle with a dusting of shaved chocolate for garnish.
- Place the pan in the freezer for at least 3 hours to firm up completely.
- To serve, use the foil handles to lift the dessert from the pan and slice into bars.
Notes
- Using a foil sling with handles makes it much easier to remove the frozen dessert from the pan for slicing.
- Allow the ice cream to soften at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes to make it easily spreadable.
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