Sugar Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches- Noel

Sugar Cookie for Ice Cream Sandwiches:

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

2/3  cup vegetable oil

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp grated lemon peel

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and lemon peel until blended.  Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in apart onto greased baking sheets.  Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar (can be colored sugar).  Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.  Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Sandwich Filling:

Strawberry ice cream (or ice cream of choice)

Soften ice cream and spread it about ½ in thick in an 11in x 17in x 1in pan.  Freeze until solid.  Using a scalloped biscuit cutter, cut ice cream shapes out and place on bottom side of a cookie; top each with another cookie and press down gently.  Wrap each in plastic wrap.  Freeze until serving.