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closeup of the edge of a homemade ice cream pizza in a metal pizza pan. the dessert is topped with white chocolate, hot fudge, sprinkles, and m&ms

Easy Ice Cream Pizza

Ice Cream From Scratch
Ice Cream Pizza is an easy and delicious ice cream dessert to make for your next birthday party or special event. A soft sugar cookie crust, vanilla ice cream, and your favorite toppings are all you need.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling/Cooling Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Ice Cream Desserts
Cuisine Dessert
Servings 8 servings
Calories 469 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz sugar cookie dough
  • 1 quart vanilla ice cream
  • 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup hot fudge
  • 1 tbsp colorful sprinkles
  • 2 tbsp M&Ms

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Spread the sugar cookie dough evenly into a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan.
  • Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes, until the cookie is golden on the edges. Let cool completely.
  • While the cookie is cooling, set the ice cream out on the counter for 20 minutes to soften. Top the cookie with the vanilla ice cream.
  • Spread the softened ice cream over the cooled cookie, leaving an inch border around the sides.
  • Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted and smooth. This should take about 90 seconds total.
  • Top the ice cream pizza with a drizzle of hot fudge, melted white chocolate, colorful sprinkles and M&M candies.
  • Freeze for 1 hour, until ice cream is firm.
  • Slice and serve.

Notes

  • For easy serving, you can freeze individual slices of the ice cream pizza. When you’re ready to serve, you can just bring out as many slices as you need. 
  • If you are making this ice cream pizza more than 1 hour in advance, let it sit out at room temperature for about 10 minutes to soften.
  • Use your favorite toppings for this recipe. I love the sweetness that the white chocolate brings, but you could also use melted peanut butter, caramel sauce, or butterscotch. 
  • You can use any ice cream flavor that you prefer. I love the simplicity of the vanilla ice cream on this ice cream pizza since it pairs so well with the sugar cookie, but get creative and use your favorite ice cream flavor and toppings!
  • You can use store-bought or homemade sugar cookie dough. Be sure to slightly underbake the cookie as it will get hard in the freezer. You want the edges to be crisp and golden and the center of the cookie to be chewy. 
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