There’s nothing quite like a Georgia peach ice cream sandwich on a warm summer day! These delightful peach ice cream sandwiches are bursting with fresh peach flavor, sandwiched between soft cookies for the ultimate frozen treat.
If you’re planning a Masters golf-themed party, this dessert is a must-have. It’s easy to make and will impress guests with its creamy, fruity goodness.
Why You’ll Want to Make a Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich
Peach season is the perfect time to indulge in a peach ice cream sandwich recipe that highlights the juicy sweetness of fresh peaches. This recipe is easy to prepare and makes for a refreshing, crowd-pleasing dessert.
- Flavor: Creamy peach ice cream with a hint of vanilla, sandwiched between soft cookies.
- Difficulty: Simple to make with just a few ingredients.
- Time-Saving Tip: Use store-bought peach cobbler ice cream sandwiches for an even quicker version.
- Budget Tip: Buy fresh peaches in season for the best price and flavor.
- Serving Suggestions: Pair with fresh peach slices and a drizzle of honey for a gourmet touch.
These Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches are a sweet and refreshing treat, perfect for warm days and summer gatherings. They’re especially fitting for a Masters watch party, as this famous Masters dessert is a favorite among patrons as well as pimento cheese sandwiches and chicken salad sandwiches. If you want to learn more about the Master menu, be sure to read through the History of Masters Golf Tournament Concession Stand Food to learn about the iconic sandwiches and snacks that fans look forward to every year.
Tips Before You Get Started
Here are some quick and easy tips to ensure your peach ice cream sandwiches turn out perfectly every time:
Make sure your ice cream is slightly softened before assembling.
Use parchment paper to help with easy assembly and freezing.
Ingredients You Will Need For a Peach Ice Cream Sandwich
Christie Cookie Company, the makers of the Masters’ ice cream sandwich, will not share their ingredients. However, when we make this copycat recipe at home, there are some high standards that Cristie Cookie Co. applies to their delicious products.
For this cookie recipe, I have carefully read through the Christie Cookie company’s ingredients for their sugar cookie so that our homemade peach ice cream sandwich is like the ones sold at the Masters.
Here are the ingredient choices in Christie Cookie Company’s own words.
- Butter: You’ll never find butter blends or margarine in our cookies. We only use 100% pure butter.
- Flour: Non-GMO, high-protein flour is sourced from American farms.
- Sugar: No flake or bleached sugar. We only use pure cane sugar for both our white and brown sugars. No GMOs.
- Eggs: Free-range chickens are fed nutritious corn and flaxseed meal, making the eggs they produce nutrient-rich.
- Vanilla: No fake or vanilla blend. We use the highest quality that is sourced from Madagascar Vanilla Beans.
- Corn Syrup: After several trys at creating this copycat soft and chewy cookie I finally figured it out! Corn syrup can contribute to the soft and chewy texture of a cookie, even when frozen, due to its hygroscopic nature.
Ingredients For The Ice Cream Sandwich Filling
- Peach Ice Cream: I suggest buying the best peach ice cream at your local grocery store. I know homemade might taste great, but it tends to melt fast. Store-bought ice cream will retain its frozen state longer.
- Frozen Peaches: When you eat an origianal Masters Ice Cream sandwich there are small chunks of frozen peaches in each bite. Blending in frozen peaches brings this sandwich up to par with Masters ice cream sandwich.
- Heavy Whipping Cream: This is used to help blend the ice cream with the peaches and make it easier to pour and refreeze.
How To Make a Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich
- Preheat oven to 375. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. You could also spray them with non-stick cooking spray if you prefer.
- Place room temperature butter, brown and white sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, almond extract, and egg in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until well blended.
- Next, it is important to form your cookie dough into consistently sized dough balls so your sandwich tops and bottoms are the same sizes. Using a cookie 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop, form the dough into even size balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the parchment-lined baking sheets about two inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Oven temperatures fluctuate, so keep an eye on the cookies around the 10-minute mark. You want the cookies to be firm in the center, but do not let them start to brown.
- After the cookies have been baked and cooled, I will pair them by size. This will make it easier when you’re ready to assemble your sandwiches.
Steps For Making The Peach Ice Cream
- Allow the ice cream to thaw just a bit. Set it on your counter until you can easily place a knife in the center.
- Next, place the ice cream in a Vitamix blender or something similar. Add the frozen peaches and a bit of heavy whipping cream. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Line a quarter-sheet baking pan with wax paper. Add the peach ice cream and smooth it out level with a spatula.
- Freeze this pan for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Assembling The Ice Cream Sandwiches
Use a cookie cutter the same size as your cookies to cut out frozen ice cream. Press firmly, then push up from the bottom for a clean cut. Place the ice cream on a cookie, use a spoon to release it, and top with another cookie. Repeat, rinsing the cutter with cold water between cuts for best results.
Wrapping and Storage
After making the Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwiches, wrap each one in parchment or wax paper, folding the sides and tucking in the edges for a snug fit. Then, wrap in aluminum foil to keep them fresh. Label with the name and date before storing in the freezer. Properly wrapped, they’ll stay fresh and chewy for up to three months.
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The Masters Peach Ice Cream Sandwich
Note: Be sure to read through the recipe’s post for tips and details about this recipe.
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Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter , sofen to room tempp
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup, clear, light
- 1 egg, large
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Peach Ice Cream Ingredients
- 1 gallon peach ice cream, best quality available
- 1 8 oz peaches, frozen
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
Instructions
Make The Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. You could also spray them with non-stick cooking spray if you prefer.
- Place room temperature butter, brown and white sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, almond extract, and egg in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until well blended.
- Next, it is important to form your cookie dough into consistently sized dough balls so your sandwich tops and bottoms are the same sizes. Using a cookie 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop, form the dough into even size balls.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the parchment lined baking sheets, about two inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Oven temperatures fluctuate, so keep an eye on the cookies around the 10-minute mark. You want the cookies to be firm in the center, but do not let them start to brown.
- After the cookies have been baked and cooled, I will pair them together by size. This makes it easier when you’re ready to assemble your sandwiches.
Prepare The Peach Ice Cream
- Allow the ice cream to thaw just a bit. Set it on your counter until you can easily place a knife in the center.
- Next, place the ice cream in a Vitamix blender or something similar. Add the frozen peaches and a bit of heavy whipping cream. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Line a quarter sheet baking pan with wax paper. Add the peach ice cream and smooth it out level with a spatula.
- Freeze this pan for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Assemble The Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Choose a circular cookie cutter the size of your baked cookies.
- Carefully press down your cookie cutter into the sheet of frozen ice cream. Be sure to go all the way through.
- After cutting through, gently place your free hand underneath the wax paper and push up from the bottom to make sure you have a clean cut.
- Put the circular ice cream and cookie cutter on the bottom of one of the cookies.
- Using a spoon, push the ice cream from the cutter onto the cookie bottom.
- Place the other cookie on top to make the homemade ice cream sandwich.
- Continue until all the ice cream has been cut. To ensure a clean cut, rinse the cutter with cold water each time before cutting the ice cream.
Wrapping and Storage
- Lay the roll of wax paper on a flat surface.
- Measure and cut the wax paper into squares large enough to wrap each individual sandwich fully.
- Place a cookie in the center of the cut wax paper.
- Fold one side of the wax paper over the cookie, then fold the opposite side to overlap the first fold. Tuck in the edges for a tight seal.
- Next wrap the sandwich in a layer of aluminm foil over the wax paper. This will help keep them fresh when in the freezer.
- Be sure to write the name and date you put it in the freezer.
- Repeat this process for each cookie and store them in the freezer.
Notes
Equipment
I used my own peach ice-cream recipe (completely from scratch) but the cookie recipe is absolutely fantastic! Did exactly according to the recipe, only modification was chilling the dough in the fridge overnight and letting it sit in room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes while preheating the oven. Did that for two reasons: my kitchen was warm and the dough looked a bit too soft, and I was getting sleepy (made the dough at 10 pm) and decided to tackle the baking part the following day. The cookies came out great; and the small amount of almond extract complimented the peach ice cream perfectly! This recipe is definitely a keeper!!
Wow, thank you for the review! When I created this cookie recipe I too was amazed at how good it was. I now am using it as the base for chocolate chip cookies and such. I think chilling it was a good idea, mine was sticky too but it was cool in the house when I made them. I will defiantly have to chill the dough a bit in GA summer heat. :)
These were delicious!! Thank you!
What is the baking time? Did I miss in within the instructions??
Carolyn, you are so right! I missed the time to bake. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Oven temperatures fluctuate, so keep an eye on the cookies around the 10-minute mark. You want the cookies to be firm in the center, but do not let them start to brown. Thanks so much for pointing this out – I added it to the recipe card.
Flavors were great and the recipe was easy to follow, but the cookies got ROCK hard after freezing. If I repeated I might add corn starch, pudding, or something else to keep them soft. I might also add more almond extract (personal preference).
Kat, so interesting that the cookies got hard for you, I didn’t have that problem. Since this is a copycat recipe I used the ingredients listed on Christie Cookie Co nutrition page. Interesting, I created this recipe several years ago and when I went to their page they took down ingredients in their sugar cookie. Anyway, I really like your idea of adding pudding mix, I did that in our family’s favorite Pistachio Cookies Recipe. This recipe also has almond extract! (my personal favorite too!)