pouches Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mixġ tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus more to dust your work surfaceĢ tablespoons A & W Root Beer Float Dessert Topperģ-4 cups vanilla ice cream Special Equipment Needed:īaking/cookie sheets (I used 2 – 13″x18″ pans)ģ″ round cookie cutter, fluted or plain Instructions: (makes 12 ice cream sandwiches) Ingredients:ġ – 17.5 oz pouch Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix These cookies are great on their own, but once sandwiched around some vanilla ice cream, they offer a fun alternative to a root beer float. It is not necessary and can easily be skipped. I added a bit of red and green food coloring to my cookies so that they would have a nice rich brown color. If you can’t find this dessert topper, you can also use 4 1/2 teaspoons of root beer extract, just be sure to add a bit more flour or the dough will be too sticky. I found the Root Beer Float Dessert Topper in my grocery store aisle alongside the ice cream toppings. I heard from many parents that the kids convinced them to drive straight to the store to get the ingredients to make these for their family.Īlthough the kids learned to make cookies from scratch during the camp, I wanted these cookies to be very simple, so we used a pouch of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix and added some A & W Root Beer Float Dessert Topper to the basic ingredient list to give the cookies a distinct root beer flavor. The kids were so excited by this unique twist on an ice cream sandwich, that many of them held off eating the entire thing so that they could save the last bite for the parent or grandparent who was picking them up from class. The one recipe that all 50 kids loved, without exception, was for these Root Beer Float Ice Cream Sandwiches. I tried to offer options but was surprised to find so many kids who didn’t eat ketchup, carrots, and potato chips. Knowing how picky kids can be, I made sure to keep the recipes flexible. The classes were hands-on and each child prepared his/her own lunch each day including a protein-rich entree, a vegetable, a fruit, and a dessert. Last summer I taught several cooking camps for kids and wanted the recipes to be simple, but a bit out of the box. They are as fun to make as they are to eat.
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