My brother-in-law went to the emergency room last Saturday with major side pain. It ended up being his appendix, so they took him in to surgery to remove it. He did so well in surgery they let him go home that night, so that was good. It feels like my family has been living at the hospital, lately. With my Dad in and out of the hospital over the last 4 months, it's like a second home to all of us...
: / On Sunday I decided to make their family a 'Get Well Treat.' I pulled out my gigantic pile of recipes and saw this amazing
Heavenly Oreo Dessert from my friend Mandy's blog. The recipe makes a 9x13 pan, but I decided to make 2- 8x8's, so I could take one to Lin and Michael, and have one for my family.
The name describes this dessert perfectly. It is heavenly... and dangerous. For your thighs, that is. It's one of those desserts where it's not too rich, so you can just eat and eat and eat and eat and eat it......
So don't say I didn't warn you.
Heavenly Oreo Dessert
1 (15.35 ounce) package Double-Stuffed Oreo cookies
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 packages (3.9 ounce, each) Instant Chocolate pudding mix
3 1/4 cups cold milk
2 (8 ounce) containers Cool Whip
1 (8 ounce) block Cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions: Take a large zip-lock bag and place all the Oreo cookies inside. Seal bag shut and place on counter. Using a rolling pin, crush the cookies until they are small chunks/crumbs. You want them to still be chunky and small, but not fine crumbs.
Set aside half of the cookie crumbs for the topping. Pour the other half of cookie crumbs into a 9x13 baking pan. Pour the melted butter over the crumbs and mix well to combine. Once combined, press into the pan to form a crust.
In a bowl, whisk together the 2 pudding mixes and milk. Cover and place in fridge to set.
In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese until smooth. Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Fold in one container of Cool Whip. Spread mixture over the cookie crust. Next, take chocolate pudding and spread over the cream cheese mixture. Spread the other container of Cool Whip over the chocolate pudding layer. Sprinkle the top with the remaining cookie crumbs. Cover and chill in fridge at least 2 hours before serving.
Enjoy ♥
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