Page 308 - A Literary Holiday Cookbook

Makes 10 ice cream “cupcakes”

“Higher and higher still they flew, nearer and nearer to the stars, when suddenly the mirror
shook so terribly with grinning, that it flew out of their hands and fell to the earth, where it
was dashed in a hundred million and more pieces.”

This tasty reference to the fateful mirror from “The Snow Queen” features a no-bake
shortbread crust, amaretto vanilla ice cream filling, and candy mirror pieces. A frosty treat
sure to melt any frozen heart!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup shortbread cookie crumbs
2½ tablespoons crushed almonds

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

2½ cups vanilla bean ice cream
2½ tablespoons amaretto

10 Jolly Ranchers, blue

8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Fill a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside. In a medium
bowl, whisk together cookie crumbs, crushed almonds, and melted

butter with a fork until well combined.

2 Spoon 2 tablespoons cookie crumb mix into each liner and firmly

press flat. Freeze for 30 minutes.

3 In a medium bowl, beat together ice cream and amaretto with a

hand mixer on medium speed until smooth. Divide ice cream evenly

between cupcake liners (approximately ¼ cup per liner). Freeze for 1
hour.

4 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
and space Jolly Ranchers ½ inch apart on the parchment paper.