Oh dear dear. It seems this blog cannot let go of chocolate. Well, more like, I CANNOT let go of chocolate! Maybe I need an intervention!? Perhaps I need to go to Oprah so she mentors me to overcome this dark addiction once and for all…FUCK THAT! Chocolate is forever, like diamonds, but way cheaper.
Last week I was a bit stressed out so I required an extra punch of bazinga! in my diet. Cue: a shitload of dark chocolate with a hint of ginger and cayenne, paired up with some sweet ass vanilla ice cream, topped with a sprinkle of sea salt. It’s almost as if Barry White were whispering in your ear “let’s get it on”….And you totally should! Seriously, these sandwiches are like a meal. But better and healthier (shut up).
Grab your measuring cups, spoons, and sexy apron and let’s get diiirrrty:
Salted Chocolate Diablo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Makes around 8 sandwiches
This recipe for diablo cookies was originally created by TacoFino, a super awesome food truck that was born right here in our beautiful Canadian West Coast.
INGREDIENTS:
-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
-1 cup cocoa powder
-1 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
-1 tsp cinnamon
-1 cup dark chocolate chunks
-2 large eggs
-1 cup brown sugar
-1 cup granulated sugar
-1/2 cup canola oil
-3 tbsp freshly grated ginger
-1 tbsp vanilla
-Sea salt
-GOOD Vanilla ice cream of your choice (don’t get shitty stuff)
BAKE THEM:
1. Preheat the oven at 375F.
2. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cayenne and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir in chocolate chunks.
3. In another bowl, whisk the eggs and add both sugars, oil, grated ginger, and vanilla and gently mix. Slowly add this wet mix to the dry one (flour cocoa mixture) until you form the cookie dough. NOTE: It may seem a bit dry, but not to worry it’ll get moist.
4. Form small dough balls (size of a golf ball-ish) and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicon pad. Press them down a little and sprinkle a bit of sea salt. *TIP: if you use your hands, make sure to have a little bowl of water near by to wet your fingers so it’s easy to handle the dough.
5. Bake cookies for about 10-13 minutes until they start to crack. Center should be fudgy so don’t over bake!
ASSEMBLE:
Once your cookies have cooled down. Grab yer bucket of glorious ice cream and place a generous scoop on top of a cookie, top with another cookie and gently press down. Don’t forget to call your friends to tell them you are going on a sex vacation and you won’t be back ’til later. They can join you if you want, after all, you’ll have 8 of these dark chocolate hunks!
Now stop salivating like a rabid dog and go make some!
PS. Photographing ice cream sandwiches is hard! You can see some of those fuckers melting in the back haha. Oh well, live and learn, right!?
Photos and Styling: The Artful Desperado
Sarah | The Sugar Hit says
I want to go to there.
Gabriel says
I’ll take you there! :D
Vicky says
Ohhhhhh! amazing! I must do it! thanks for share! :)
xo
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Gabriel says
Go for it! You won’t regret it.
lucinda says
what are you trying to do posting these things on tuesDAY?! now i have to wait another 6 hours before possibly making them (but who am i kdding with a baby and laundry that needs getting done) so now i have to wait until the freakin’ weekend. gah!
p.s. freezing those puppies for a couple of hours after construction would make them not only easier to photograph, but easier to eat without dripping down your arms. only connundrum is waiting those couple of hours…
Gabriel says
haha yes, waiting is a paainn. And I did freeze them! But I guess the room was too warm, oh well, at least I got to eat them all afterwards :D
Tiffany says
I’m dying here. 10AM on a Tuesday Morning. This has no calories right? #NotAprilFools
Gabriel says
haha of course! No calories or carbs are all…that’s until tomorrow, then yes, they’ll have calories :P
Erika says
Whoa.. I can get down with this.. you are serving up some dark chocolate realness with these ice cream sandwiches..
Gabriel says
Hmmhmmm, realness with chocolate is all we serve around here *snap snap*
Erika says
You are pure evil for posting these delicious looking treats. Now I must excuse myself so I can walk to the store and buy all of the necessary ingredients.
Gabriel says
haha! See! It’s a win win, you get a nice walk AND you get to eat the treats ;)
Malcolm says
My. God.
Gabriel says
It’s real my friend, it’s happening
Molly {Dreams in HD} says
oh my gosh, DROOLING!!!
Gabriel says
And just wait ’til you try’em!
Molly {Dreams in HD} says
trying these for a dinner party tonight…CAN’T WAIT!
Gabriel says
Yah!! You’ll love them! Enjoy!
cynthia | two red bowls says
I just found you through Food52 and oh lord I am SO glad I did! Your photography is gorgeous, and these cookies look just insaaaane. Love this and so happy I found your wealth of inspiration.
Gabriel says
Hi Cynthia! YAY! Thanks a bunch, lovely to have you in here :)
Shikha @ Shikha la mode says
Holy crap, these cookies are blowing my mind, like seriously. I love spicy chocolate and I’m loving this so much!!
Gabriel says
haha yay! I love them too! And the ice cream totally helps to cool down the heat. Enjoy them, Shikha!
Kate says
Oh danggg. I’m a major dark chocolate fiend but usually find ice cream sandwiches to be a little too sweet. I bet those spices make it justtt right.
Gabriel says
I’m the same! I can never finish them ’cause they’re way too sweet. The salt and spice on these ones tho do dial it down a bit.
Caitlin says
Oh my god, ice cream sandwiches are my favourite thing ever, of all time. These look and sound beyond amazing. Xo Caitlin
Gabriel says
Hey Caitlin! These are super good and not as sweet. They are quite filling though, so make sure to have room for dessert! ;)
Connie the Cookie Monster says
ahhh im so excited that youre a vancouver blogger too! there needs to be more of us, seriously.
been looking for a cayenne pepper cookie for forever, thanks for the recipe dude! and ill be keeping my eye out for that tacofino food truck!
Gabriel says
Make sure to go! It’s so yummy, their fish burrito is amazing too and indeed, yay for vancouver bloggers!
Abbie @ Needs Salt says
This looks incredible. Unbelievable. Totally amazingly delicious. (and your pictures are amazing! melty ice cream looks even more incredible than frozen ice cream. just saying.)
Pinning!
Gabriel says
Hey Abbie! haha awesome! I do love me some melty ice cream, it’s like half custard, half frozen treat. Thanks a bunch! Enjoy :)
Nina says
Wow these look incredible – I’m a rubbish cook, so I might have to go to Grill Shack in Soho London to buy one of their ice cream cookie sandwiches! You have inspired me… To pig out! Check out my other restaurant picks at Have You Heard Of It?: HYHOI.com
Rachess says
Oh my Gawd, I love you. This will scratch that itch!
Gabriel says
haha good! These cookies are almost medicinal :P haha
JC says
Thank you! Made these tonight, no joke they are the S!@# Wow.
Gabriel says
YEAH! Cheers to successful cookie gatherings! So happy you liked them :)
Jill Millross says
I think I’ll try these with some salted caramel ice cream I just found. Thanks for awesome recipe!
Gabriel says
Oh yummm.. enjoy!
Heather says
Gabriel, I made these for a party this weekend, and they were major. Everybody freaked out for they recipe, so I sent them your way. Now I am going to peruse your blog and make everything. Seriously, those cookies are a game changer.
Heather
Gabriel says
YES!! That’s so awesome, I’m so happy you loved them, they are definitely one of my faves. Cheers, Heather! :D
Imogen says
Wait, was this inspired by the exact same thing at Tacofino?
Gabriel says
Hi! Yes, as mentioned in the recipe note at the top, this is Taco Fino’s cookie recipe but made into ice cream sandwiches.
Thaís says
Hi! Can I use any other kind of oil or does it have to be canola? Thanks!
Gabriel says
Hi! You could use olive oil or perhaps coconut, but the flavour in the cookies will change as these oils have a flavour of their own.
Marieke says
Hello Gabriel. I want to make these cookies but I always weigh ingredients rather than measure by volume. Do you by any chance have them by weight? If not, what kind of cup do you use? I mean, is it a 250ml cup?
Thanks and look forward to your reply!
Gabriel says
Hi Marieke! Unfortunately I don’t have it in weight, but yes, I used cooking measuring cups and spoons for all ingredients (e.g. 250ml is 1 cup and so on).
Amy says
OH MY GOD. Okay. I lived in Vancouver for several years and frequented the Commissary pretty often in the last year or so before moving to Mexico. Where, one would assume, I’d be happily sated with tacos. But while the fish tacos are damn good here, diablo cookies have been a sadly missed thing…
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I cannot wait to make these.