Trey enjoyed his 17th birthday celebration almost as much as he did this Reese's Cup variation of Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Dessert. Here now, for the first time ever, I share The Recipe:
Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Dessert
Here is the recipe, as it was given to me many years ago (around 1990 or so) by Terri Cole (given to her before she was married, I think by her mother-in-law-to-be):
1 regular bag Oreo cookies
1/2 gal ice cream
1 jar ice cream topping
1/2 cup nuts (Spanish peanuts)
1 8 oz. tub Cool Whip, thawed
Take frosting out of cookies* and smash cookies in a plastic bag. Dump into a 13 x 9 pan. Cut ice cream into squares and place in pan, on top of cookies. Smooth. Dump jar of topping on top and smooth. Put peanuts on top, then Cool Whip. Smooth. Take reserved 1/2 cup of crushed Oreos and throw on top. Cover with foil. Freeze.
* While you are doing cookies, set out ice cream so it will be soft
OK, so here are some of our own notes, variations, and favorites:
** Be sure to feed the Oreo "guts to all of the kids in the family! Gives them a great sugar high!
** The cookies are best when crushed by a teenage boy; girls are way too wimpy at this.
** There is always a bit too much ice cream to fit into the pan. It was designed this way, so that the birthday person would have a little extra to enjoy (not really, but the kids seem to have made this rule up themselves).
** Some of our favorite ice cream toppings to use are Hot Fudge (MINE!!), caramel, butterscotch, strawberry.
** It can be fun to decorate the top with M & M's, candy sprinkles, or other items of your choice.
** You can use varieties of ice cream; however, we have found that plain French Vanilla seems to work best in most cases, as the other flavors compliment it best. Flavored ice creams may tend to be "too much", but don't be afraid to experiment!
** Some of our favorite variations are:
1) Reese's cup - cut up Reese's miniatures and add on top of the ice cream instead of peanuts. We tried caramel topping along with it and it was VERY well received. Then, cut Reese's mini's in half and lay them on top, along with the extra Oreos.
2) Hot fudge topping with M & M's on top.
3) Strawberry topping, with fresh strawberries on top, along with Oreos.
4) Chocolate Mint - Chopped York Peppermint patties instead of peanuts, chocolate topping, crushed candy on top, maybe with some crushed peppermint hard candies, too.
USE YOUR OWN IMAGINATION!!! This is lots of fun and can lend itself to grand family preparations times!
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