Monster Cookie Dough Frosting and Ice Cream

You should lock me up and throw away the key for sharing this tantalizing recipe!! {I call it cookie dough crack!} it's amazing stuff! You can use it as frosting on top of your favorite peanut butter cupcakes{here's my new favorite peanut butter cupcake recipe, just swap the frosting http://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/2014/08/13/triple-peanut-butter-cupcakes/,} you can sandwhich it between 2 peanut butter cookies, you can roll it into balls and dip in chocolate, you can refrigerate and roll it into balls and mix into your favorite homemade vanilla/ peanut butter ice cream or you can simply eat it right out of the bowl until your spouse questions your sanity! {these are just the ideas I've had for it so far!}

***look below for Chocolate Chip Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream***

Here is the life altering recipe from wishes dishes.com! If you have little to no self control like I do, you should half this recipe! 😉

Ingredients:

8 oz Cream Cheese

1/2 c. Peanut Butter

1/2 c.  Butter, softened

3 Tbs. Flour

3 Tbs. Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

1- 1 1/2 c.Oats**

1-2 c. Powdered Sugar **

1/2 bag of Mini M&Ms

1/2 bag Mini Chocolate Chips

** if you're making a frosting, use less of these ingredients in the suggested measurements given.

Directions:

1. Use the paddle attachment of your stand mixer and beat the cream cheese, peanut butter and butter for about 5 minutes, scraping down the bowl every little bit. 

2. Mix in the flour, brown sugar and vanilla.

3. Mix in the powdered sugar.

4. Stir in the mini M&Ms and mini chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Monster Cookie Dough Ice Cream

This is my absolute favorite ice cream recipe!! No cooking, no raw eggs, just simple ingredients that come together quickly! I found this little gem from Allrecipes.com! 😉

Ingredients:

1/2 batch of Monster Cookie Dough (above)

1/3 c. dark Chocolate Ghirardelli Chocolate Wafers (these are THE best but you could use semi sweet hoc plate chips)

2 c. Heavy Cream

1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/2 c. Milk

1 Tbs. Vanilla

1 pinch of Salt

1. Mix together half a batch of Monster Cookie Dough. roll into 1/2 inch balls and place in the fridge.

2. Melt the Ghirardelli chocolate then spread into an even layer over parchment paper. Place in the freezer.

3. In a bowl, whisk together heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, milk, vanilla, and salt. Pour into your ice cream maker per manufacturers instructions. 

4. While the ice cream is churning, take the chocolate form the freezer and crumble into half inch chunks.

5. When the ice cream is done, mix in cookie dough and chocolate chunks. freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.