Cupid's Ice Cream Treats

Total Time: 1 hr 42 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 pints ice cream, softened (any flavor)

Recipe

• 1 in bowl, combine flour and cocoa.
• 2 in large bowl, with mixer on high, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. reduce mixer to low, and beat in flour mixture.
• 3 divide dough in half. wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 4 line 9 x13-inch baking pan with plastic wrap. smooth ice cream evenly into pan, and freeze 1 hour.
• 5 heat oven to 375°f.
• 6 on floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. using a 2-1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out hearts, then transfer to baking sheet, 1 inch apart. with tines of fork, prick the tops of the cookies.
• 7 bake 12 minutes. cool 2 minutes and transfer to wire racks. cool completely.
• 8 using same cookie cutter, cut out heart-shaped portions of ice cream. sandwich between two cookies, and place in freezer until ready to serve.