Sand Dessert Aka Vanilla "dirt Dessert"

The first time I made this was for my son's Pirate theme birthday party. I made it in a casserole dish and put plastic pirate toys on top. It's become a family favorite, especially since my son doesn't like chocolate. My husband took this to work for a potluck. It disappeared quickly and he was asked to bring it again.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 18

Ingredients

• 2 (16 ounce) packages  vanilla sandwich  cookies
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 12  ounces vanilla pudding mix (3 small packages)
• 3 1⁄2 cups milk
• 12  ounces Cool Whip

Directions

1. Crumble cookies in food processor. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar.
3. Mix in pudding.
4. Slowly add milk.
5. Mix until combined.
6. Fold in Cool Whip.
7. Using a clean sand bucket or casserole dish, alternate layers of cookie crumbs with the pudding mixture.
8. Chill for at least 2 hours.
9. IMHO it tastes better if you make it a day ahead.