Abstract: A method and apparatus for an ice cream scooper. The apparatus includes at least four tines. The four tines are mechanically coupled to a retractable handle, and the retractable handle has a first position and a second position. The first position causes the four tines to be held in an open arrangement and the second position causes the four tines to be held in a closed arrangement. Each of the four tines is shaped to enable penetration of an ice cream surface when a downward force is applied to the retractable handle while the retractable handle is in the first position and the four tines are set in the open arrangement. Other embodiments are also disclosed.