Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oreo Ice-Cream Cake

When my friend told me he didn't really like cake, my immediate reaction was disbelief. "You don't like cake? How can you not like cake?? IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! WHAT AM I GOING TO MAKE YOU IF YOU DON'T LIKE CAKE????" Then I realized, I'm not much of a cake fan myself. I prefer the frosting. Confetti frosting. Or cream cheese frosting, my favorite! We compromised with ice-cream cake: Looks like a cake, it even has cake in the name, but without anything that's actually technically a cake.

On a side note, if you want to read a funny cake story, go here.

I made this cake up as I went. Remember when I wrapped cookie dough around an Oreo and baked it? That was actually the last post I saved. Well, that's the basis of this recipe. With an Oreo bottom and a cookie layer between some vanilla ice-cream, you can't really go wrong. Top it with whipped cream and finely crushed cookie, you've got a birthday cake.



I forced everybody to sing to the birthday boy, despite the fact that he is twenty-four.

There were candles too, which he definitely blew out.

You're never too old for candles on your cake!



Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oreo Ice-Cream Cake

3 T melted butter
1 1/2 c. finely crushed Oreos (about 14 cookies)

1 pint vanilla ice-cream

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

To make the crust, combine crushed Oreos and butter and press to the bottom of a cake pan. I like to just use my fingers here. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Let cool.

Place half of the pint of ice-cream on Oreo bottom

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, then add granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels if chocolate.

For every Oreo, put one scoop of cookie dough on top, another on bottom, then seal edges together. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

Several days ago, one of my friends sent me an e-mail that had nothing but a link to an unusual recipe in it. A subtle hint? "It's hard to pass things like this along without the other person assuming you are demanding cookies...but I figured you would make them regardless of how you heard about them once they were brought to your attention!" says the Desert Crab.

He was right.

So what this Amandaleine person thought up was a simple yet brilliant thing: take an Oreo, wrap it in your favorite cookie dough, and bake. Easy as that. The result? "It was yummalicious!" That's what I like to hear.


Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Honestly, I'm a fan of the generic Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe with minor adjustments. I will make batches of the stuff, scoop out balls of the dough, and flash freeze them so I always have them on hand. Freezing the dough is the secret to the perfect cookie! You can use whatever recipe you like for these.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups chocolate chips
1 package Oreos

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, then add granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels if chocolate.

For every Oreo, put one scoop of cookie dough on top, another on bottom, then seal edges together. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

It's Pi Day!

And it's time to update this blog. After months of ignoring it, feeling that it really couldn't compare to other blogs out there, like Joy the Baker with her fun Californian style and honest approach to writing, or the Smitten Kitchen and her beautiful photos and renowned food articles. I have decided that even if I'll never be them, never artful or articulate or clever as other blogs, I can still do it for myself. For fun. What better way to start than sharing pie!


Pi (π) is a mathematical symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It is approximately equal to 3.1415926... (that's all I have memorized), an infinite decimal, and thus irrational. Pi is fun! Pie is fun! Nowadays, my friends and I celebrate this magical number by feasting on pie pie pie! on the fourteenth day of March. Because... 3/14, 3.1415926... Get it?


Well, in my endeavors to choose some pies to make, I narrowed the list down to five: Pecan pie, banana cream pie, blueberry pie, and apple pie, and strawberry swirl cheesecake. I thought it would be quite a feat, but it was easy! I made all my own crusts, tweaked the recipes wherever I felt like, and spent one evening in the kitchen. Voila! Five quaint-looking pies. No major mishaps.

The banana cream pie was definitely a favorite, along with the pecan pie shown above. It was my first time making both, so it felt like a real baking accomplishment!


Did you know cheesecake is technically a pie? This is so because it does not rise, which apparently defines a cake. I think I burnt the graham cracker crust a little, and the top looked funny so I smothered it in my leftover homemade strawberry sauce. Aside from looking like a bowl of blood, my strawberry swirl cheesecake was said to be pretty tasty.


Other people made pies too! Our host made two savory pies: a chicken-bacon-mushroom pie and a lamb pie. They were devoured by the guests. One couple made a cheddar-pear-apple pie, and finally, a friend brought a delectable tayberry pie with the best crust ever. Apparently, the secret to a perfect crust is vodka. Who knew?

This was a GREAT, successful Pi Day celebration. If you don't partake in this little holiday, it's not too late. There's always next year!