Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Coconut Cream Sandwiches 11 Reviews By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 16, 2017 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Yield: 12 These refreshing icy treats were inspired by old-fashioned coconut cream pie. Ingredients ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled 7 ounces sweetened shredded coconut (2 ⅔ cups, loosely packed) 2 pints vanilla ice cream, slightly softened Directions With an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and salt until smooth. Mix in flour, then coconut, beating until a dough forms. Transfer to a piece of waxed paper; pat into a rectangular log, about 3 inches wide and 6 inches long. Wrap with waxed paper; freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. With a serrated knife, slice log of dough crosswise 1/4 inch thick (you should have 24 slices); arrange slices on two baking sheets. Bake until golden, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through, 20 to 25 minutes (watch closely toward end of cooking time to avoid overbrowning). Cool completely on sheets. Dividing evenly, spread ice cream on flat side of half the cookies; sandwich with remaining cookies, flat side down. Freeze on a baking sheet until firm, about 3 hours. Cook's Notes You can use other flavors of ice cream (or frozen yogurt), such as chocolate, rum-raisin, coffee, or coconut. Slicing cookies from a log of dough (instead of rolling out and cutting) is an easy way to ensure they are of equal size for perfect sandwiches. Print