Cookie Dough *flavored* ice cream

I can't even remember how I stumbled upon this recipe. I often spend nights wondering the blogosphere, looking at recipes, crafts, and projects. After reading this recipe on Annie's Eats.com for Double Cookie Dough ice cream I figured this house full of cookie dough nuts needed to at least try the ice cream portion of this recipe! Sorry I don't have any pictures to share of this treat, it took a little longer to make then I anticipated so the night was running short. Also please feel free to comment if you have an suggestions on ice cream making, as I am not a pro by any means!

Double Cookie Dough Ice Cream 

Ingredients: 

For the cookie dough: 

5 tbsp. salted butter, melted (or unsalted butter plus ¼ tsp. salt) 

1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 

¼ cup flour 

½ tsp. vanilla extract 

¾ cup chocolate chips (I used mini chips) 

For the ice cream: 

3 tbsp. unsalted butter 

2 cups heavy cream 

2/3 cup dark brown sugar 

4 large egg yolks 

Pinch of coarse salt 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

1½ cups whole milk 

1 cup chocolate chips (semisweet or bittersweet) 

Directions: 

To make the cookie dough, stir together the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.  Mix in the flour, then the vanilla and chocolate chips.  Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.  

To make the ice cream, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.  Continue heating, stirring often, until the butter is a deep golden brown color, being careful not to burn it.  Whisk in the heavy cream and heat until simmering.  Meanwhile in a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar and the egg yolks until pale and fluffy.  Once 

the cream mixture is warm, add a small amount to the bowl with the egg yolks, whisking constantly.  Slowly whisk in the rest of the cream.  Mix in the salt.  Return the egg-cream mixture to the saucepan and heat until just slightly thickened, and the temperature reads 170-175˚ F on an instant-read thermometer.  Immediately remove the mixture from the heat 

and pour through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl.  Stir in the vanilla extract and the whole milk.  Cover and chill thoroughly in the refrigerator.  

Once the mixture is chilled, freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.  Chop the disk of cookie dough into small chunks.  As soon as the mixture is done churning, transfer to a bowl or airtight container and stir in the chocolate chips and the chunks of cookie dough.  Store in the freezer until firm.

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Like I said before, we only tried the ice cream. We had it with chocolate chips, but not the cookie dough bits in it. I wanted to give the ice cream a shot before investing the time to make the cookie dough bits. But I will say I will be trying to make this again, because it was a hit! Next time though it will contain cookie dough!