Oreo Pudding Dream Bars

By Marnie

Ingredients

• 1 package Oreo cookies, divided
• 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick) butter, melted
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 8-ounce container Cool Whip, divided
• 1 4.2 ounce package instant Oreo pudding mix
• 1 cup milk

Details

Adapted from 365daysofbaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a blender or food processor, finely crush 18 of the cookies.
In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter and finely crushed cookies until well moistened.
Press into an ungreased 8 X 8-inch baking dish.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Allow crust to cool completely before proceeding.
In the meantime, mix the package of pudding with the one cup of milk in a small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.

In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar together.

Fold in one cup of the Cool Whip.

Spread cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.

Spread pudding over the cream cheese layer.

Spread remaining Cool Whip over the pudding layer.

Refrigerate two hours.

Eat 4 of the wonderful cookies while you're waiting.

In a plastic bag, break up the 14 remaining cookies. Sprinkle over the top just before serving.

Be sure to put the larger crumbled cookies on top before serving and not before refrigerating for the two hours. They will soften and nobody likes them soft.