Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Cake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package chocolate chip cookies, small
• 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup hot fudge topping
• 2 quarts vanilla ice cream
• 1 cup whipped cream
• 12 cherries

Recipe

• 1 crush half the cookies (about 20) to make crumbs. combine crumbs with melted margarine and press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan or pie plate. stand remaining cookies around edge of pan. spread 3/4 cup fudge topping over crust. freeze 15 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, soften 1 quart of ice cream in microwave or on countertop. after crust has chilled, spread softened ice cream over fudge layer. freeze 30 minutes.
• 3 scoop remaining quart of ice cream into balls and arrange over spread ice cream layer. freeze until firm, 4 hours or overnight. to serve, garnish with remainder of fudge topping, whipped cream and cherries.