Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

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I love ice cream. It may just may be my favorite thing. My daughter has inherited this love of all things frozen and creamy as well. Nature vs. nurture? I'm not sure, but Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is one of her favorite flavors so I made a batch recently as a late birthday present.

This recipe is adapted from from Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book written by the masters of ice cream. The sweet cream base is delicious and is the perfect jumping off point for whatever you ice cream concoction you can come up with. I'm thinking my next batch will be a mix of toasted almond chunks, chocolate chips, with a hint of almond extract replacing the vanilla. Yum!

Sweet Cream Base
Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book by Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield with Nancy J. Stephens

2 large eggs
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk

Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend. Makes 1 quart.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
adapted from Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book by Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield with Nancy J. Stephens

Sweet Cream Base
1/2 roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough

Cut cookie dough into small (1/4 inch) pieces. Place in bowl, cover, and place in freezer.

Make ice cream using the Sweet Cream Base and following the directions for your ice cream maker. About one minute before ice cream is finished, add in cookie dough pieces and mix for a minute or two until pieces are combined. Freeze, or enjoy straight from the mixing bowl!