Ingredients:
16 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1 quart cherry ice cream or 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
8 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, coarsely chopped
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
1/2 cup fudge sauce
sweetened whipped cream, if desired
12 fresh cherries, with stems
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 F. Place 16 cookies in food processor. Cover and process until finely ground. Add butter; cover and process until mixed. Press in springform pan, 9×3 inches. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until firm. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Wrap outside of springform pan with foil. Spread cherry ice cream over cooled crust. Freeze 30 minutes.
Sprinkle chopped cookies and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips over cherry ice cream; press slightly. Spread vanilla ice cream over top. Drop fudge sauce over ice cream in small spoonfuls; swirl slightly into ice cream. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips; press slightly. Freeze about 8 hours until firm.
To serve, let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes. Carefully remove side of pan. Cut dessert into wedges. Top each wedge with whipped cream and cherry.
Servings: 12
Time preparation: 25 min.
Time total: 25 min.