HEART-SHAPED ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Every Valentine's Day, I like to make something yummy for my little family.  This year I decided to make THESE luscious things.  I have included the recipe. 

Beware:  They don't last very long ;)

1 package of Devil's Food cake mix

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

1/2 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter

1 package of French Vanilla ice cream (in the rectangle cartons)

Decorative sprinkles if desired

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Beat vanilla, egg, shortening, butter and 1/2 the cake mix until well blended.  Mixture will pull from the sides of the bowl and have a dough-like consistency.  Add the rest of the cake mix and mix again until well blended.

Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces.  Roll the first section out on a flat surface until it measures about 6"x 10".  Cut out the desired shapes and transfer them onto a cookie sheet (you can also just roll out the dough ON the cookie sheet if you are having trouble transferring the shapes).  

Bake for 6-8 minutes or until the edges look set.  Prick holes in the top of the shapes with a fork or a skewer in desired patterns.  Let cool on the cookie sheet and then transfer to a wire rack.

Open the package of ice cream all the way.  Cut it into thick slices and into the shape of the cookies.  Sandwich the ice cream between 2 cookies and press together gently.  Roll the edges in the sprinkles and shake off the excess.  Freeze immediately. 

ENJOY!!

Recipe credit goes to Tina.  It is a recipe that has been shared through the generations of her family.