Chocolate Cookie Pudding

Submitted by Auggy

"An easy to make crowd-pleaser from Southern Living."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 16 Oreo Double Stuff cookies, crushed (about 2 cups)
• 3⁄4 cup pecans, chopped and toasted (optional)

directions

1. Whisk together chocolate instant pudding mix and 2 cups milk for 2 minutes. Cover pudding and chill 5 minutes.
2. Stir together cream cheese and whipped topping, blending well.
3. Place 1 cup crushed cookies evenly on bottom of an 8-cup bowl. Spread half of cream cheese mixture over crushed cookies; sprinkle with half of pecans. Spread all of pudding evenly over top; spread remaining cream cheese mixture evenly over pudding. Sprinkle with remaining cookies and pecans. Chill until ready to serve.

4. VARIATIONS:

5. Mocha-Chocolate Cookie Pudding.
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7. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Pudding.
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