Chocolate Cookie Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Whisk together chocolate instant pudding mix and 2 cups milk for 2 minutes.
2. 2
   Cover pudding and chill 5 minutes.
3. 3
   Stir together cream cheese and whipped topping, blending well.
4. 4
   Place 1 cup crushed cookies evenly on bottom of an 8-cup bowl.
5. 5
   Spread half of cream cheese mixture over crushed cookies; sprinkle with half of pecans.
6. 6
   Spread all of pudding evenly over top; spread remaining cream cheese mixture evenly over pudding.
7. 7
   Sprinkle with remaining cookies and pecans.
8. 8
   Chill until ready to serve.
9. 9
   VARIATIONS:.
10. 10
    Mocha-Chocolate Cookie Pudding.
11. 11
    Crush 16 coffee-flavored cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies.
12. 12
    Stir 2 tbsp strong brewed coffee into cream cheese mixture.
13. 13
    Omit pecans.
14. 14
    Proceed as directed.
15. 15
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Pudding.
16. 16
    Crush 16 peanut butter cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies.
17. 17
    Substitute 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter for cream cheese and 1 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts for pecans.
18. 18
    Proceed as directed.