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Since we have uncharacteristically warm weather for the holidays, I figured we might as well embrace the fact that we will have a green Christmas, and I've added a twist to my holiday desserts to reflect the weather.

Using extra gingerbread cookies, here's the only cold and white stuff we'll see for a while.

Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwich

(makes approximately 6 sandwiches)

This uses a quick gingerbread recipe, which makes the cookies slightly softer in texture, making this cookie more ideal to use as an ice cream sandwich.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 pkg.  (3.4 oz.) Butterscotch Instant Pudding
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp.  ground ginger
• 1 ½ tsp.  ground cinnamon
• Ice cream, flavour as desired (I used vanilla)

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. 
• Mix the butter, sugar, dry pudding mix and egg in large bowl until well blended. 
• Mix in the flour, baking soda, ground ginger and cinnamon, beating well after each addition.
• remaining ingredients. 
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness.
• Cut into desired cookie shapes, preferably all the same size and shape to make sandwiches.
• Place cookies on baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. 
• Cool on baking sheets.
• Spread desired amount of ice cream between two cookies.

Enjoy!!!