Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

Ingredients  

• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 TBS vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups chopped Oreo cookies (about 18-20 cookies)

Instructions

• Stir the milk, cream, sugar and vanilla together in a large bowl for a few minutes, until sugar dissolves.
• Pour the mixture into your 2qt ice cream maker and allow to run for 25-30 minutes (according to the directions on your machine).
• Roughly chop up the Oreos with a knife.
• Add 2 cups of the Oreo pieces into the ice cream machine, and let it continue to run for another 3 to 5 minutes until they are mixed throughout.
• Scoop the ice cream out of the ice cream maker into a 2quart pan, and add remaining 1/2 cup of Oreo pieces as you scoop it in. Smooth out the top and sprinkle some more on the top.
• Cover the ice cream with plastic wrap and place in the freezer to freeze solid for 6 hours, up to overnight.