Peppermint-Chocolate Trifle

By eaglezfan6

Ingredients

• 8 oz Cool Whip Thawed
• 1 8oz Cream Cheese Softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 4 cups cold milk, divided
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 6 drops red food coloring
• 2 3.9 oz each jello chocolate instant pudding
• 4 oz bakers semi sweet chocolate melted
• 14.3 oz vanilla cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
• peppermint candy canes crushed

Preparation

Step 1

Reserve 1/2 cup cool whip. Beat cream cheese, sugar, 3 tbsp. milk, extract and food coloring in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in remaining cool whip.
Beat pudding mixes and remaining milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in melted chocolate.
Layer half each of the cookie crumbs, pudding mixture and cream cheese mixture in clear glass bowl; repeat layers. Top with reserved cool whip and crushed mints.