Maple Walnut Cookie and Ginger Ice Cream Sandwiches

Maple Walnut Cookies

• 2 sticks softened unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup chopped walnut
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Ginger Vanilla Ice Cream

• 1 scant cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups heavy whipping cream

1. Preheat the oven to 375.
2. With electric mixer, beat sugar, butter and syrup until fluffy
3. In separate bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
4. Add egg to butter mixture, stir to combine, and slowly beat in flour mixture.
5. Add walnuts, drop tablespoon sized cookies onto ungreased baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until set and golden brown.
6. Allow to cool on sheet and transfer to cooling rack.
7. For the ice cream combine sugar, milk, vanilla and ginger and whisk until sugar dissolved
8. Stir in cream
9. Add mixture to ice cream maker and follow directions
10. To assemble cookies add soft ice cream (if it is too melt-y then freeze for one to two hours before applying), freeze on cookie sheet until ice cream is firm and wrap individually in foil.