If you enjoy ice cream like I do then you're always searching for that next best place to enjoy a frozen treat, whether it is hand-scooped, soft-serve, rolled, or just little dots of frozen goodness.

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When I want a good soft-serve ice cream, the flavor and consistency I look for are like you get in a homemade ice cream maker when it just gets done mixing and it's still really soft.

Many great places in and around Rockford dish out some of the best soft-serve, according to your favorite spots shared on social media:

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