Cake Mix Lemon Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Several years ago, my Granny gave me a few different recipes for Cake Mix Cookies, and from that batch of ideas, these Cake Mix Lemon Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches were born.

Why You’ll Love these Lemon Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

• Perfect Cake Cookie Texture! – For an easy cookie recipe that creates a soft cookie with a chewier texture, look no further than cake mix cookies. You can use cake mix to make perfect lemon crinkle cookies.
• Quick And Simple Ingredients! – Four ingredients is all you need to make these delicious lemon cookie ice cream sandwiches. They are all easily found at any grocery store, and you might already have them on hand.
• Delicious Lemon Flavor! – I love the lightness of lemon desserts, especially on hot days when rich desserts just tend to make me feel sluggish. Pairing these lemon cookies with cold ice cream makes a treat that can’t be beat.

Here’s how to do it!

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and then line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, or in a stand mixer using a paddle attachment, mix together the eggs and vegetable oil until the eggs have broken down completely. 
3. Add the cake mix and continue to stir until well incorporated. Be sure not to overmix.
4. This dough is going to be pretty sticky. To make it easier to handle, I would suggest popping it in the refrigerator for about half an hour. It’s not necessary, but it may be helpful.
5. Make dough balls that contain 2 tablespoons of cookie dough. You can use a small cookie dough scoop to help you with this. Place each of the 2-inch balls evenly on the lined baking sheet.
6. Bake the lemon sandwich cookies in your preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Like all cake mix cookies, you’re not looking for a golden brown color to let you know they’re finished. Once they’ve finished in the oven, let them continue to cook residually on the hot pan for 5 minutes.
7. You can’t add the ice cream until the cookies cool. So after the 5 minutes of pan cooking, speed the rest of the process up by moving the cookies over to a cooling rack.
8. Flip one cookie over, add a scoop of ice cream to the bottom of the cookie, then place a second cookie on top. Voila! A lemon ice cream sandwich! Enjoy immediately, or wrap up in parchment paper to store in the freezer for later.

Storing Leftover Homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches

You have some options here!

These chewy lemon cookies are delicious on their own.

So you could turn as many of them as you’d like into ice cream sandwiches and then place the leftover cookies into an airtight container.

The next time you want a lemon cookie, it’ll be there for you – as long as it’s within the next 3-5 days.

If you’ve turned all of the cookies into ice cream sandwiches, you’re my kind of person!

Fun Twists on these Cookie Sandwiches

Easy recipes that can be tweaked to create others are the best!

• More Lemon! – Do you need more lemon flavor? Add some fresh lemon zest, lemon extract, or lemon juice to the dough.
• Ice Cream Flavors – I find that citrus-flavored ice creams tend to taste artificial, but one ice cream flavor that can taste particularly yummy with these lemon cookies is birthday cake ice cream.
• Cookie Flavors – You can use this exact same recipe with other flavors of cake mix. Chocolate cake mix cookies make yummy ice cream sandwiches. Funfetti cake mix makes Funfetti cookies!

Some Troubleshooting for Perfect Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Has anyone else noticed that the amounts in premade cake and cookie mixes continue to change?

Some brands have gone from 15.25 ounces of cake mix in their boxes to 13.25 ounces.

Cake mix cookies are intended to make a sticky batter, but if your cookie dough is wetter than you can manage, there are few things you can do to help.

• Add a package of lemon pudding or lemon curd mix. 
• One tablespoon at a time, add powdered sugar to the batter.
• Use cool whip instead of vegetable oil.
• Spread the cookie dough out flat on the baking tray, baking the dough as a sheet instead of individual cookies. Then you can cut them into rectangles, like store bought ice cream bars.