Or really, who they remind me of? Cookie Monster! You know, from sesame Street. If you don’t know then where the heck have you been and what on Earth did you watch on TV growing up?
These big cookies seem like something he would kind of love, but then again, he probably loves just about any cookie thrown his way. He is the Cookie Monster after all.
Everything about these cookies screams Friday, the weekend, summer and FUN (and let’s pretend we are kids again). Which in my mind is the only way to start a summer weekend.
Here’s the thing, lately I have envisioned summers in New York. I have no idea why since I have only been to New York once. I was pretty young so I do not even remember a whole lot. It was just before Thanksgiving, so summer was long gone. Something about New York in the summer time (and fall through Christmas!) seems really fun. Maybe it’s from watching too much Gossip Girl when I was in middle school or maybe it is because all the photos of central park in the summer time look just magical. Or maybe it’s just because I have been reading all about the amazing ice creams at Ample Hills Creamier in Brooklyn. Pretty sure it’s a combo of all three, but Ample Hills Creamier did give me the idea for these sandwiches.
Also, Brooklyn? I know that the other side of the bridge is legendary, but at least from photos and TV shows Brooklyn looks so cute. I really think I need to visit.
Anyway, Ample Hills has this ice cream called The Munchies and from the second I read the recipe I was hooked. For one, it’s just fun. Two, every bite is filled with something delicious. The Munchies is a mix of Ritz’s Cracker, Mini Pretzels, Potato Chips and M&M’s. BUT it’s not just thrown into the ice cream. Nope, first you bake it. With brown sugar. And butter. It’s the bomb.
So I used their mix in’s and then added them to a batch of sweet corn ice cream. If you have never had sweet corn ice cream than you have to try it before summer is over. Corn done sweet is surprisingly delicious. And I might have added a splash of bourbon, because I sort of think bourbon make all desserts just that much better. For the peanut butter cookies, I kept those really simple. I wanted them to be soft so they would kind of melt into the ice cream. They are the easiest, no fuss cookie, but they work perfectly. AND the addition of peanut butter to this combo? Well, I am not sure it get’s any better. So question, are you gonna get the munchies this weekend or what?
I really hope so, because if you don’t you’re missing out.
