Ice Cream Sandwiches Yoru Way

Everyone loves a good ice cream sandwich. What's not to love? It's a great marriage of creamy coldness surrounded by crunchy (0r at least chewy) wafer or cookie. Now there's a new book out that indulges our love of these summery treats. There's all sorts of combos , all mouth watering good.

I Scream Sandwich!(Stewart Tabori &  Chang Publishers) is the ideal gift for both ice cream and cookie lovers. Food writer Jennie Schacht wrote this truly lovely valentine to America's best loved warm weather snack.  I love the fact that she includes the sandwich's history along with the invention of the various types such as the Harbor Bar a Maine treat, coated in chocolate and the San Francisco version the It's It along with the classic and elegant Sicilian version  granita stuffed in a buttery brioche.Another plus is that she offers easy alternatives for those who don't have an ice cream maker or just don't have the time.All recipes are pretty simple to replicate  so both pros and novices can feel comfortable with creating them,

Her recipes for both the chilled  fillings and the wafers that encase them are just scrumptious sounding. There is the cookies and milk one, taking a nod from the famed Italian latte gelato. This is  a simple milk flavored ice cream placed between homemade chocolate chip cookies. For fruit and yogurt lovers a plum flavored frozen yogurt is sandwiched between two lavender walnut shortbread rounds. Ms. Schacht even has an entire chapter dedicated to ice cream sandwich of the month. The holiday ones are the most interesting. There is a pumpkin pecan  ice cream with maple flavored shortbread for Thanksgiving while Christmas is the ultra fun mint chocolate ice cream with a brownie crust. these are cut out with gingerbread forms so they're super cute. There are even add in recipes  such as a salty caramel sauce or fudge for creating ripple effects in the ice cream.

For those who love their ice cream sandwiches. I Scream Sandwiches is the book for you.It is chock full of interesting cookies and ice cream combos. Each one is flavorful and unique  - perfect for a summer treat.