OK, I confess, I like ice cream sandwiches

[travelerjjm]

All the recipes I have are for great cookies with ice cream in-between. I want to make those thin generic chocolate wafers the commercial ICS companies use. I know I can do "better", but I want *those*. I will use quality ingredients, of course, but I like the taste and texture. How do I do that?

[Caitlin McGrath]

I haven't made these myself, but another hound reported that they worked well. Anyway, here's the recipe you're looking for: http://smittenkitchen.com/2012/04/cla...

[magiesmom]

I have made them and they are GREAT

[KSlink]

Bless your ever lovin' little heart, you are making a life long dream come true!

[Emme]

the ones i make are really similar... only i use a little 300 g cake flour, 100 g cocoa powder
for the sugar, i use 150 g granulated and 50 g dark brown
i use 1 1/2 tbsp of vanilla

i'm sure SK's are good too.

[twyst]

Im right there with you, I love ice cream sandwiches.

Furthermore, I dont like the more expensive brands, the cheapo store brand ones are the best ones IMHO.

Ill go hide in the corner in shame now.

[angelsmom]

Make room for me in the corner too.....love those soft cookies.

[Savour]

I even like the crappy fluffy ice cream with the soft chocolate wafers.

[ladooShoppe]

Agree, the el-cheapo ice cream sandwiches are the best kind. I buy the 2-4 in the yellow box that just says "ice cream sandwiches" on it. The ice cream has sort of a frosting consistency. Mmm, I love those. I remember sneaking a box into the freezer when I lived with my parents. Later that day I found my dad eating one in the garage.

[cayjohan]

Nabisco "Famous Chocolate Wafers" might get you close. This recipe http://www.nabiscoworld.com/recipes/r... for a "refrigerator roll" using whipped cream and the wafers might be hackable using a good ice cream, softened. The Famous Wafers are the closest I've found to the flavor of the chocolate-cakey goodness in an ice cream sandwich's outer parts.

[suzigirl]

That's the ones.

[cayjohan]

Yep, and the whipped cream is soooo good that I don't even know if I'd even bother trying it with ice cream, myself. Last time I made it, I threw a little sugar, some orange zest, and a bit of orange extract into the whipped cream mix. A very delicious riff on an ice cream sandwich if one floats in the orange+chocolate boat.

[sbp]

Yeah, I use these for a simply chocolate mousse cake. Make mousse, dip wafer in. Put in pan. (I use a springform). Just keep going until the pan is full, refrigerate. Killer chocolatey.

[cayjohan]

That sounds wonderful...what a great idea. I'm guessing it might work just swell with other varieties of mousse-ish-ness - any learning curve to be aware of? I've had my eye on a pear mousse recipe, and this sounds like a great way to deploy it!

Thanks!
Cay

[sbp]

No, it's really simple. I keep the mousse in a big bowl, and just slosh the wafer till it's good and coated, then start stacking in the springform. After a day, the wafers really soak up the mousse. It's VERY dense, though (almost like a death by chocolate cake), so you can fill half a pan and then use a straight mousse for a top layer.

Make sure to run a wet knife around the edge before unmolding.

[cayjohan]

Thank you so...great idea on the mousse layer on top! I'll be deploying this for my Hub's birthday in a couple of weeks. Told him about it, and the game was afoot.

Now I just wish those dang Famous Chocolate Wafers weren't so incomprehensibly spendy, as I could see this as a great go-to for summer party desserts. The cookies are almost five bucks for the nine oz (I think?) sleeve around here!

[sbp]

Yes, that's the dirty little secret. They ARE overpriced. In a pinch, you can use Oreos.

[suzigirl]

They are actually crisp when they are made. They soften from the moisture in the ice cream. Try the chocolate wafers they use for chocolate pie crust.

[KSlink]

I don't know but I'm right behind you, I want those soft chocolate wafers too!!!