Crispy, Gooey, Creamy: Peanut Butter Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwiches
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 40 minutes plus 1 hour resting and overnight freezing time (can be done in parts)
Cooking time: 13 minutes
Makes around 16-18 cookies
- 125g/4ozs. butter, softened
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 125g/4ozs. peanut butter (use your favourite one)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1.5 cups all purpose plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Fat pinch of salt to taste
For ice cream
- 900ml/32flozs. cream
- 1/2 cup icing or powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/4 cup salted caramel sauce
Step 1 - Line 3-4 trays with parchment. The cookies will all be baked at the same time so that you can make them crispy. Cream the butter and sugars together for 3 minutes until paler and fluffy. Add in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Then on the lowest speed, add the flour, bicarb, baking powder and salt. Taste a little of the batter for the salt level. I love my peanut butter salty and sweet.
Step 2 - Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Shape dough into large balls and flatten with your palm. Roll out to a thin cookie-I used a non stick rolling pin and put parchment between the rolling pin and the dough. Cut out fluted rounds and use a fork to press down a waffle hatch pattern (you may need to wipe the fork between cookies). Bake for 13 minutes and then turn off the heat and allow to cookies to remain in the oven for an hour while the heat dies down. They should be caramelised and crisp.
Step 3 - To make ice cream, place the cream in a large bowl and sift the icing sugar into the cream and then add the vanilla. Whip the cream until you get soft peaks. Line a large lamington or Swiss roll tin with parchment on the base and sides and have it reach an inch above the rim. Spread the cream out in the tin and drizzle salted caramel sauce over it. Freeze.
Step 4 - Cut out circles using a cutter around the size of the cookies and sandwich together. You can also add more salted caramel sauce or peanut butter if you want to.