• It’s World Milk Day today! There’s absolutely no better way to celebrate this day than with one of our favourite drinks of all time – a milkshake! This Cookie Monster ticks off all the boxes in our books, so be sure to give it a try.

    And bonus: This Cookie Monster milkshake is so good it’s scary. Perfect for Halloween, it’s creamy, chocolatey and a great activity for the kids.

    Cookie Monster milkshake

    Serves: 2
    Cooking Time: 20 mins

    Ingredients

    • Caramel ripple

    • 60ml (4 tbsp) soft brown sugar
    • 40g salted butter
    • 60ml (4 tbsp) fresh cream
    • Ice cream sandwiches

    • 4 chocolate chip cookies
    • 2 scoops ice cream of your choice
    • Milkshake

    • 250ml (1 cup) milk
    • 120g Oreo cookies, separated
    • 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
    • To serve

    • 125ml (½ cup) fresh cream, whipped
    • 20g chocolate, melted
    • mini Oreos, to decorate (available at selected Spar and Pick n Pay stores)

    Instructions

    1

    For the caramel ripple, melt the sugar on the stove, swirling the pan until the sugar turns brown, about 3 – 4 minutes. Swirl in the butter and the cream until combined and allow to cool completely.

    2

    For the ice cream sandwiches, place a scoop of ice cream in between 2 chocolate chip cookies and press them together gently. Smooth the edges with a knife and place in the freezer until firm.

    3

    Prepare the milkshake glasses by dipping the rims into the melted chocolate. Stick the mini Oreos on and place in the fridge to set.

    4

    For the milkshake, combine half of the milk and the Oreos in a blender and blitz until the mixture forms a thick, dark paste. Scoop the paste into the glasses and swirl with a spoon. In the same blender, blitz the vanilla ice cream and the remaining half of the milk until smooth and pour into the glasses. Pipe or scoop the whipped cream atop.

    5

    Serve the milkshakes topped with crushed Oreos, caramel ripple and finished off with ice cream sandwiches.

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