![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecream.jpg)
It all started with a cookie cutter. A sweet little cookie cutter sent to me by my friend, Cindy, over at Sweet.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecreamcookies.jpg)
It's a star with a little cut-out to rest on the edge of a glass. How cute is that?!?
Now, my mind immediately went to martinis, but Mr. E thought of dessert in a glass....duh. {He's good to have around.}
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecream3starsclose.jpg)
So, what we have here is homemade strawberry ice cream, topped with a sweet strawberry-blueberry "sauce," whipped cream (ok...it's Cool Whip), and a cookie! Perfect little dessert for the 4th of July.
First, make the cookies. These are just vanilla-almond sugar cookies decorated really simply with royal icing.
The ice cream...
...let me tell you, I NEVER order strawberry ice cream at the ice cream shop. I mean, it's right.next.to.the.chocolate. Chocolate wins every time.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/strawberryicecream.jpg)
BUT...this homemade ice cream has me rethinking my priorities.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecreamheart.jpg)
Here's how you *know* it's going to be good...the melted ice cream makes a ♥-shaped drip on your ice cream maker. Yep, it's a sign.
Strawberry Ice Cream
{modified from the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream & Dessert Book
2 cups sliced & hulled strawberries
1/3 c. sugar
juice from 1/2 a lemon
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. heavy whipping cream
1 c. milk
Stir together the strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulymashstrawberries.jpg)
Mash with a potato masher or a pastry blender. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy. (Use pasteurized eggs if raw eggs make you nervous.) Gradually whisk in the 3/4 cup sugar, whisk for an additional minute once all has been added.
Stir in the cream and milk. Add the strawberry puree. Pour into a chilled ice cream canister and process according to manufacturer's directions. Place the ice cream in a freezer-safe container to harden for several hours.
Twenty minutes before assembling the sundaes, make the sauce. Combine more sliced and hulled strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in some frozen blueberries. Let sit for 10 minutes more.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecreamglass.jpg)
Scoop ice cream into glasses. Top with the strawberries and blueberries along with the sauce from the bowl. Dollop on whipped cream (OR Cool Whip)
...don't forget the cookie!
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecreambluestar.jpg)
{psst...this is the link to the cutter from Sweet.}
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecream.jpg)
It all started with a cookie cutter. A sweet little cookie cutter sent to me by my friend, Cindy, over at Sweet.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecreamcookies.jpg)
It's a star with a little cut-out to rest on the edge of a glass. How cute is that?!?
Now, my mind immediately went to martinis, but Mr. E thought of dessert in a glass....duh. {He's good to have around.}
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecream3starsclose.jpg)
So, what we have here is homemade strawberry ice cream, topped with a sweet strawberry-blueberry "sauce," whipped cream (ok...it's Cool Whip), and a cookie! Perfect little dessert for the 4th of July.
First, make the cookies. These are just vanilla-almond sugar cookies decorated really simply with royal icing.
The ice cream...
...let me tell you, I NEVER order strawberry ice cream at the ice cream shop. I mean, it's right.next.to.the.chocolate. Chocolate wins every time.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/strawberryicecream.jpg)
BUT...this homemade ice cream has me rethinking my priorities.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecreamheart.jpg)
Here's how you *know* it's going to be good...the melted ice cream makes a ♥-shaped drip on your ice cream maker. Yep, it's a sign.
Strawberry Ice Cream
{modified from the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream & Dessert Book
2 cups sliced & hulled strawberries
1/3 c. sugar
juice from 1/2 a lemon
2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. heavy whipping cream
1 c. milk
Stir together the strawberries, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulymashstrawberries.jpg)
Mash with a potato masher or a pastry blender. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy. (Use pasteurized eggs if raw eggs make you nervous.) Gradually whisk in the 3/4 cup sugar, whisk for an additional minute once all has been added.
Stir in the cream and milk. Add the strawberry puree. Pour into a chilled ice cream canister and process according to manufacturer's directions. Place the ice cream in a freezer-safe container to harden for several hours.
Twenty minutes before assembling the sundaes, make the sauce. Combine more sliced and hulled strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in some frozen blueberries. Let sit for 10 minutes more.
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofJulyicecreamglass.jpg)
Scoop ice cream into glasses. Top with the strawberries and blueberries along with the sauce from the bowl. Dollop on whipped cream (OR Cool Whip)
...don't forget the cookie!
![](http://i638.photobucket.com/albums/uu101/bridget350/new%20main/4thofjulyicecreambluestar.jpg)
{psst...this is the link to the cutter from Sweet.}
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