RECIPE FOR ICE CREAM BALL RECIPES

Steps:

• Add flour to butter and crumble in pastry blender. Add ice cream to crumbled mixture and, using dough hooks, work into dough. When dough is smooth, shape into ball and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness on a floured surface. Using the rim of a glass dipped in flour, cut out circles. Place on a cookie sheet and make a thumbprint in center of each. Fill thumbprints with 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when cool.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the cream and milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches at least 160° and coats the back of a metal spoon. , Remove from the heat. Whisk in cream cheese until smooth. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to manufacturer’s directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 2-4 hours before serving.