You can thank late-night study cravings for these towering treats. While poring over torts, contracts and civil proceedings in law school, Catheryn Greene would pair her two favorite desserts: ice cream and cookies. This summer she launched Cathy’s Creamery in downtown Cleveland, making her mammoth ice cream sandwiches ($5) with ice cream, milk and butter from local farms. With 16 ice cream flavors, six cookie options and six confectionary toppings, the combinations are a study in sweet success. Consider yourself a traditionalist? Try the chewy chocolate chip with creamy vanilla ice cream dipped in sprinkles. Or go with Greene’s personal favorite: “I love our chocolate brownie cookie with our strawberry ice cream,” she says. “It tastes like a strawberry dipped in chocolate.” 1300 W. Sixth St., Cleveland, 216-303-9044, cathyscreamery.com

Best of Cleveland 2016: Ice Cream Sandwiches
With options such as peanut butter cookies and toppings such as Fruity Pebbles, Cathy's Creamery churns out mammoth frozen treats.
best of cleveland
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October 11, 2016