Recipe

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• 1 cup whipping cream
• 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp instant coffee
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 pint coffee ice cream
• 1 (9 inch) chocolate cookie pie crust
• 10 chocolate sandwich style cookies, crushed coarsely (about 1 cup)
• 1 pint chocolate ice cream
• additional chocolate sandwich style cookies

• 1 In a saucepan bring the whipping to a mild simmer and remove from heat.
• 2 Whisk in the chocolate chips till they melt.
• 3 Add coffee and vanilla and whisk in till well mixed.
• 4 Let mixture cool.
• 5 Soften coffee ice cream to a spreadable consistency in a microwave oven.
• 6 Spread ice cream into the crust.
• 7 Cover with 3/4 of the chocolate sauce.
• 8 Top with the crushed cookies.
• 9 Freeze 20 to 30 minutes, till firm.
• 10 Place scoops of the chocolate ice cream all around the edge of pie.
• 11 Place a whole cookie between each scoop and drizzle 1/3 of the chocolate sauce over all.
• 12 Freeze pie at least 2 hours.
• 13 Cover and chill remaining sauce.
• 14 When ready to serve pie reheat the sauce and serve it separately to pour over the pie.