Best Ice Cream Milkshake Recipes for Summer

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July 28, 2019 By Rebecca D. Dillon 1 Comment

Summer is HOT! But you can cool down and enjoy a summertime treat with one of these best ice cream milkshake recipes for summer! Keep reading to discover 75+ yummy milkshake recipes you can make this weekend to help you cool down from the summer heat.

The Best Ice Cream Milkshake Recipes

Ice cream milkshakes are a favorite summertime treat. Not only are they cold and delicious, they’re fairy easy to make. Simply mix three big scoops of your favorite ice cream flavor with 2 ounces of milk in a blend. Then add your favorite toppings! For a thinner ice cream milkshake, you can add extra milk. Alternately, if you are out of milk, try using an almond milk vanilla creamer in its place. You can also make a grown up version of your favorite ice cream milkshakes by substituting the milk with liquor instead.

The milkshake combinations, when you think about it, are almost endless. So whether you like your ice cream milkshakes spiked or kid-safe, topped with cookies or cotton candy, or drowning in caffeine, here are my favorite (mostly grown up) versions of ice cream milkshake recipes to try this summer.

Kid-Friendly (Sugar Shock) Ice Cream Milkshake Recipes

Unicorn Milkshakes via Sugar Hero!
Oreo Cookie Milkshake via The Salty Canary
Kid-Safe Cotton Candy Milkshake via Bite Me More
5-Ingredient Mermaid Milkshakes via Sofab Food
Unicorn Bark Milkshakes via Bethcakes
Magical Rainbow Unicorn Milkshakes via Mom Skills
Peanut Butter Chocolate Milkshakes via She Wears Many Hats
Triple Chocolate Milkshakes via Southern Living
3-Ingredient Cake Batter Milkshakes via Cooking Classy
Malted Black & White Milkshakes via Food 52
4-Ingredient Homemade Strawberry Milkshakes via Six Sisters’ Stuff
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milkshakes via Foodie Crush

Extra Chocolatey Chocolate Milkshake via Cravings of a Lunatic
Creamsicle Ice Cream Milkshakes via Serious Eats
Nerds Ice Cream Milkshake Recipe via Rachel Cooks
Banana Pudding Ice Cream Milkshakes via A Spicy Perspective
Neopolitan Extreme Milkshakes via Poppytalk
Salted Pretzel Nutella Fudge Milkshakes via Half Baked Harvest
Epic Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshakes via Sugar Hero!
Raspberry Cheesecake Milkshake Recipe via Girl vs Dough
Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake via Cookies & Cups
Salted Caramel Milkshake Recipe via Handmade Charlotte
Apple Pie Milkshakes via The Chic Site
Strawberry Rhubarb Ice Cream Milkshakes via Dairy Good Life
Candy Bar Milkshake Recipe via Oh! Nuts

Spiked & Boozy Milkshake Recipes for Adults

Kahlua Cookies & Cream Milkshake via Damn Delicious
Vanilla RumChata Milkshake via Savory Simple
Bananas Foster Milkshake Recipe via Food Network
Boozy S’mores Milkshake via The Spruce Eats
Red Wine Ice Cream Floats via Mind Over Batter
Boozy Buttered Rum Milkshake Floats via Style Me Pretty
Roasted Cherry Bourbon Milkshakes with Hot Fudge via How Sweet Eats
Hard Rock Cafe’s Twist & Shout Milkshake Cocktail via The Spruce Eats
Strawberry White Chocolate Boozy Milkshake via No Spoon Necessary
Boozy Chocolate Milkshake with Whiskey via Jessica Gavin
Spike Caramelized Banana Milkshake via Cake-n-Knife
Boozy Lucky Charms Milkshakes with Frosting via How Sweet Eats
Death by Chocolate Milkshake Cocktail via The Spruce Eats
Cotton Candy Milkshakes with Vodka via LorAnn Oils

Coffee & Rum Milkshake with Chocolate Coffee Beans via A Cozy Kitchen
Spiked Thin Mint Milkshakes via Serious Eats
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bourbon & Bacon Milkshake via Heather Christo
Churro Milkshakes with Dulce de Leche via Half Baked Harvest
Bourbon Maple Peanut Butter Cup Milkshakes via Girl vs Dough
Spiked Pistachio Cream Cake Milkshakes via How Sweet Eats
Irish Coffee Milkshake Recipe via Tasty
Boozy Baileys & Coffee Milkshake via Simply Scratch
Grasshopper Pie Milkshakes via Boulder Locavore
Cherry Lambic Milkshakes via Love & Olive Oil
Turtle Coffee Milkshake Recipe via Tipsy Bartender
Whiskey Chocolate Chunk Coffee Milkshakes via Salt & Wind
Boozy Coffee Milkshake Recipe via A Night Owl
Spiked Coffee Milkshakes via Shutterbean
White Russian Ice Cream Milkshake via Brown Eyed Baker
Irish Coffee Milkshake Shooters via Culinary Ginger

Coffee Ice Cream Milkshake Recipes

Perfect Coffee Milkshakes via San Francisco Bay Coffee
Cold Brew Caramel Coffee Milkshakes via Love & Olive Oil
Espresso Ice Cream Milkshake Recipe via Tasting Table
S’mores Coffee Milkshake via Shugary Sweets
Vietnamese Iced Coffee Milkshakes via Food Network
Chocolate Coffee Ice Cream Milkshakes via Jelly Toast
Mexican Coffee Milkshake Recipe via Food Network
Pumpkin Coffee Milkshakes via Serious Eats
Kit Kat & Creamy Coffee Milkshake Recipe via Bite Me More
Chocolate-Coffee Almond Milkshakes via David Lebovitz

Low Carb (No Sugar Added) Coffee Milkshake via Low Carb Yum
Peanut Butter Banana Coffee Milkshakes via Inside BruCrew Life
Chocolate Hazelnut Coffee Milkshake via Amanda’s Cookin’
Java Lava Crumbler Milkshakes via The Thirsty Feast
Coffee Cookies & Sweet Cream Milkshake via A Cookie Named Desire
Mocha Milkshake with Espresso via Miss in the Kitchen
Coffee and Mocha Milkshakes via A Whisk and Two Hands
Mocha Mint Ice Cream Milkshakes via The Gunny Sack
Frozen Affogato Shake with Espresso Granita via Fine Cooking
Triple Shot Espresso Milkshake via Enlightened Blog
Cold Brew Coffee Coconut Milkshakes via Starbucks Coffee at Home
Coffee and Donuts Milkshake Recipe via tbsp.

For more delicious summertime treats, try my brown sugar drop cookies recipe. Or check out more great dessert recipe ideas on my Food Recipes Pinterest board. And don’t forget to follow me across your favorite social media platforms. You can find Soap Deli News on facebook, twitter and instagram. Or sign up to receive my newsletter to stay in the loop.

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Easy Brown Sugar Drop Cookies Recipe (A Delicious Anytime Treat!)

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July 24, 2019 By Rebecca D. Dillon 1 Comment

Learn how to bake delicious, easy brown sugar drop cookies for an after school snack or a weekend dessert treat. These quick & easy homemade cookies are simple to make, easy on the budget and taste amazing. You’ll love the lightly crunchy exterior paired with soft fluffy centers! Keep reading to learn how to make these 20-minute brown sugar drop cookies for your family this weekend.

Let’s Make Brown Sugar Drop Cookies!

When I was a little girl I baked with mom a lot. There are printed photographs still hanging around of me somewhere. My mom has numerous stashed photo albums from the 70s and 80s hidden in various boxes in her basement storage. In them are photos of me from about four years old on, baking cookies. Of course, in most of those photos I’m licking cookie dough batter off a spoon. Still, I still seemed to have grasped the concept of baking at a young age.

Not only did I learn that raw cookie dough is delicious. I also learned that if you want to eat raw cookie dough you had to actually make at least some of the cookies. These days, when I’m feeling lazy, I just pick up refrigerated cookie dough from the grocery store. Nothing, however, quite beats making homemade cookies from scratch. And I’ve found that by making something I enjoy eating, baking – and even cooking for that matter – really is a joy filled self care activity.

Back in the days when I was still under five feet tall and drawing with crayons was my favorite past time, I loved to bake snickerdoodles with my mom. You can of course roll these brown sugar cookies in a combo of cinnamon and sugar before baking them if you like. But these brown sugar drop cookies are actually delicious all on their own. And, this is a great cookie recipe to inspire a young (undiscovered) baker you may have in your own home.

Despite the name, these brown sugar drop cookies aren’t overly sweet. What they are, however, is pretty darn perfect. And quite frankly, I’ve never made an easier cookie. So, whether you’re getting back to your roots with some simple, old fashioned baking, or if you’re simply learning a new skill, this homemade brown sugar cookie recipe is a keeper.

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Brown Sugar Drop Cookies Recipe

Makes 12-15 cookies. | Prep time: 5 minutes | Bake time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1 Large Egg
¼ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 ½ cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a large bowl beat the brown sugar, egg, butter and vanilla until well blended. Set aside.

In a small bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Add to the brown sugar mixture and mix well.

Scoop about 1 tablespoon of batter per cookie and drop onto cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

Let stand on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

If you like my brown sugar drop cookies, be sure to pin this easy dessert cookie recipe for later!

Yield: 12-15 cookies

Easy Brown Sugar Drop Cookies Recipe

Name: Easy Brown Sugar Drop Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12-15 cookies
Cuisine: cookies
Ingredients: 2/3 cup Brown Sugar; 1 Large Egg; ¼ cup butter, melted; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 ½ cups Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda; ½ teaspoon Salt

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1 Large Egg
¼ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 ½ cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large bowl beat the brown sugar, egg, butter and vanilla until well blended. Set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Add to the brown sugar mixture and mix well.
Scoop about 1 tablespoon of batter per cookie and drop onto cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Let stand on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 109 Total Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 21mg Sodium: 156mg Carbohydrates: 18g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 8g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2g

More Easy Cookie Recipes

Looking for more dessert ideas and homemade treats that you can bake in your oven? Try one of these delicious, easy recipes.

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Easy Homemade Doughnut Recipe & Other Tasty Treats

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June 8, 2013 By Rebecca D. Dillon

I love food. I also love doughnuts. Unfortunately, our local Krispy Kreme – who made the best donuts ever! – has shut down due a fire. They claim that they are planning to re-open in a new location – hopefully closer to downtown – fingers crossed – but have not yet found a new location. In the meantime, folks in Roanoke are writing parody news articles as well as freaking out a little. Rather than succumb to the chaos of a doughnut-less society, however, you can make your own even if – like me – you aren’t the best cook. While they probably won’t compare to the glory that Krispy Kreme holds in most Roanokers’ hearts, they do make for a tasty and fun afternoon with the kids.

Cakespy.com, a deliciously tempting blog that covers everything cakes, cupcakes and pies galore as well as explains why cupcakes are nutritious – I mean the sugar gives you energy, right? – offers up an easy recipe and tutorial for how to make doughnuts using refrigerated biscuits in a can (pictured above.) These fried delights are ready in 15 minutes or less and can be topped with any combination of icing, sugar or sprinkles you can imagine. Plus it’s the perfect project to do with stir crazy kids on an afternoon while they’re waiting for the rain to clear out. (Although the sugar could possible mean more chaos if the rain decides to hang on.)

If you’re looking for a taste that’s still sweet but with a lot less sugar, then definitely try out Jess Simpson’s recipe for making Homemade Healthy Coconut Panna Cotta on Camille Styles Blog (pictured above.) It’s made with coconut milk, yogurt, honey and some delicious spices like nutmeg and ginger. I’m also crushing over the Summer Crush Drink Recipe made with gin, peaches, fresh basil, lime, Lillet, club soda and agave syrup.

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Cooking and Baking with Mace – The Vintage Spice You’ve Never Tried But Should

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October 14, 2012 By Rebecca D. Dillon

Recently I read what I thought to be a rather interesting article on Etsy’s blog titled The Historic Spice Cupboard. It contained some really neat information on vintage spices – rather the spices our great and great great grandparents probably used – in cooking and baking. Some of the spices are still used today, while others are a lot less common. For example, mace, is not a spice I had ever heard of.

(Photo Source: theKitchn)

I’ve always thought of mace as pepper spray so I was a little confused at first. But as it turns out, mace is a very close relative of nutmeg. Mace is actually the red membrane that surrounds the nutmeg seed. It’s very similar to the taste of nutmeg, but rather has a more red pepper reminiscent heat. It was very common in the 18th and 19th centuries, but has since fallen by the way side. Like nutmeg, it can be used in baking. However it is also served well in savory dishes for flavoring meats, stews, curries, savory sauces, and even homemade pickles. You can also use it in teas, tinctures and beverages.

Additionally, it’s believed that mace has an antioxidant effect in the liver, helping it conserve glutathione and increasing protection against free radicals. theKitchn has additional information on this amazing vintage spice. You can also find out more information on mace from Mountain Rose Herbs including both contemporary and folklore info.

If you want to try mace, be sure to buy it from a reputable source that guarantees that the powder is not made from previously BWP (broken-wormy-punky) nuts. It’s also better not to use an irradiated product which breaks down the fatty acids that contain the essential oils that give it aroma and flavor. Mountain Rose Herbs is great place to buy both whole and ground organic mace. In fact, I have it on my next shopping list of things to buy from them since it’s so versatile and can be used in so many different types of recipes. I’ve also found it to be a common ingredient in many Indian dishes.

Following are just a few of the many recipes I’ve found that can be made with mace:

Have you ever cooked with mace?

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Turkish Delight Recipe for the Narnia Lover in You

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July 9, 2011 By Rebecca D. Dillon

I love the books, The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis. I remember reading through the entire series in my school’s elementary library as a child. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was, and still is, my favorite book. I was thrilled when I saw the original movie as a child and so I was, of course, insanely excited when they came out with a new version of the movie in 2006. I actually went to see it in the theater, and that’s a rarity for me. So when I stumbled across a recipe for Turkish Delight, I just had to share it!

Turkish Delight from Sprinkle Bakes Blog

The author of Sprinkle Bakes Blog, Heather Baird, is also a huge Narnia fan. She was psyched when produced with the challenge for creating and featuring Turkish Delight on her blog in response to a birthday request from a girl turning 13. The result was a fantastic recipe for a sugary sweet, pink candy treat that can be made in the microwave! The ingredients for the recipe are simple. The candy recipe calls for cold water, cornstarch, sugar, corn syrup, pure lemon extract, powder sugar, ground pistachios, and little food coloring for that lovely pink. The rest is up to you. You can grab a printable recipe with the full ingredient list and recipe instructions from Sprinkle Bakes here.

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