Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Eating Across America

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
: 4 dozen individual cookies or 2 dozen ice cream sandwiches

Times:

Prep: 45 min
Inactive Prep: 4 hr 0 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 5 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup whole almonds, toasted and chopped
3 pints vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
1/3 cup amaretto liqueur

Directions

Line heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Finely chop the oats in a food processor. Mix in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until fluffy. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs and almond extract. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts and stir just until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped almonds.

For each cookie, drop 1 rounded tablespoonful of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart (do not flatten dough). Bake until the cookies are golden (cookies will flatten slightly), about 13 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely. The cookies can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

To make the ice cream sandwiches: Place the ice cream in a large bowl. Mix in the amaretto. Cover the ice cream mixture and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours.

Arrange 12 cookies, flat side up, on a baking sheet. Top each with a scoop of ice cream, then another cookie, flat side down, pressing slightly to adhere. Cover and freeze the sandwiches until they are firm, at least 3 hours. Sandwiches can be made up to 4 days ahead. Wrap each sandwich with plastic wrap and keep frozen.

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recipe Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
LORETTA Tulsa, OK 04-03-2009
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Addictive!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

For me there were many new ideas regarding this cookie. One: it's excellent w/the almonds and I would now use almonds in... othere cookies..even sugar etc. I've used almonds primarily in Biscotti but again these were excellent. I didn't get an almond extract taste from the cookie but I didn't miss it. Also I froze my cookies after I cooked and cooled them and ate a few right away. They are so good frozen. A favorite now! I 'm going to try the ice cream sandwich tomorrow and then count the calories..... Thxs Giada. Read more
recipe Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Sara Forest Hills, NY 07-06-2008
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Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

So good, even without the ice cream. I would cut the recipe in half next time.
recipe Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Karen San Diego, CA 06-27-2008
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So good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are delicious. The only problem was that my friends and I were so excited to eat them that they weren't frozen... completely and they were very messy! Just for fun, I added some coffee ice cream in with the vanilla. I think I'll stick with it because it was really good. The cookies are great on their own too!Read more
recipe Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Anonymous 06-06-2008
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awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My concern with my cookies had always been that they don't come out flat enough. They were too puffy and big in the middle, I... couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. With or without the rounded cookie scoops, even if slightly pushing down with my fingers before baking. Surprise, these came out totally flat, actually even more than I wanted them to be. They stuck to each other. So, the second time I made them I used a small cookie scoop (less dough per cookie) and made sure to leave more than 1 inch apart. They are still really flat so I think it's not the way I lay them on the baking sheet. I may need to play with the recipe a little. The other thing I did was make sure I really pack the brown sugar; usually I wouldn' do that since I'd thought I don't need that much sugar. So, is it the right amount of sugar (per recipe) that makes cookies flatten out? If someone knows what makes a puffy cookie as opposed to flat ones, let me know! Anyway, the taste of these cookies are just scrumptuous. Everything other reviewers wrote is true. It's crispy yet chewy. And you can't just have one!Read more
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Vicki Bend, OR 01-28-2008
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These are the best Chocolate chip cookies EVER!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These have to be the best Chocolate chip cookies ever. I will never make any other kind.
recipe Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Laurie Waxhaw, NC 12-25-2007
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DELISH!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these cookies without the ice cream and they were awesome! My entire family was over for my son's birthday and they... all loved them. I would add a tad bit more almond extract next time (personal preference only) but other than that it is a very tasty different chocolate chip cookie! Kudos to you Giada!Read more