Chocolate Cookie Pudding

• 1 (6 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 16 Oreo Double Stuff cookies, crushed (about 2 cups)
• 34 cup pecans, chopped and toasted (optional)

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

chocolate pudding, milk, cream cheese, frozen whipped topping, stuff cookies, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cookie-pudding-198760 (may not work)