Cookie Treat

This dessert was extremly close to one of my favorites.
I was a little nervous because it calls for the dreaded tube of cookie dough.
But I think it turned out ok.
One day I hope to conquer that tube of cookie dough.
We just don't get along right now!
I hope you guys give this recipe a try, I think it's worth it!

Cookie Treat
1 tube sugar cookie dough (or other dough if desired!)
1 lg box instant chocolate pudding
1 pint half and half
1 8oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 candy bar (heath or any other)

Preheat oven as directed on cookie dough tube

(the tube and I weren't even getting along well enough for him to be in my picture!)

In a greased cookie pan, press cookie dough evenly and bake as directed.

Make sure that the center is done. Oh how I hate this tube!

Be glad there is even a picture....ugh!

In a seperate bowl, combine softened cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.

Spread over cooled cookie.

Combine pudding and half and half.

You must use half and half, it's what makes the pudding thick enough to stay on this sucker!

Pour over cream cheese mixture.

Top with crumbled candy bar.

(obviously, mine isn't a candy bar. I had forgotten to pick one up at the store...so I improvised!

As I am sure you could too!)

It really is a yummy little treat!

It doesn't hold too well overnight, so make sure it will be eaten the day you make it!

I'm so glad summer is almost here...I have a ton of ice cream recipes.

It's just been too cold to make them!

I hope I haven't lost all my readers.

Stay tuned,

I promise to have more recipes!

Pudding Cookies

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Thanks Vanessa!

Oreo Delight

This year, after looking back at my pathetic -non- scrapbooks
that I accomplished over the last year, I decided to set a new goal.
I need to take more family pictures...
So, I decided to do Project Life from Becky Higgins.
I'm really excited about it and we are already in February
and I am proud to say, I'm still going strong!
I have loved Becky ever since she was with Creating Keepsakes
and so I have become a blog stalker of hers.
She has a recipe tab on her blog.
I was checking it out the other day and saw her recipe for
Oreo Delight.
I noticed it was REMARKABLY close to my Chocolate Dessert recipe.
So, I thought i'd give it a shot...test it out...see which one I like better!
Oreo Delight
35 Oreo cookies (1 whole pkg.)
6 Tbsp. margarine, melted
1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
1 (12 oz.) tub Cool Whip, thawed
3 1/4 c. cold milk
2 pkg. instant Jell-O pudding
(she wasn't specific on this one, so I just did one vanilla and one chocolate)

Crush the entire package of oreo cookies.
(It seems like such a waste...so if you must, go ahead and eat a cookie or two!)
Make sure there aren't a bunch of big pieces.
Next time I do it, I will probably use a food processor.
In a bowl, combine the oreo and the margarine.
Stir until coated.
Press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
Does not need to be greased.
Place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
In a seperate bowl, combine the cream cheese, milk and sugar.
Once combined, fold in 1 1/4 cup cool whip.
(this is where my recipe is different)
Spread carefully over the oreo crust.
(I like my cream cheese mixture better)

In another seperate bowl, combine the pudding and milk
(my recipe is also different from this one, but I like hers better..it's thicker!)
(Maybe that's why my sister was giving me the eye!)
Spread over cream cheese mixture.

Place in the fridge until you are ready to serve and
top with remaining cool whip.

I took both of these desserts to work and let people try each of them

to let me know which one they liked better.

It honestly was a tie between the two.

Personally, I like my crust and cream cheese better and her pudding!

I think that's the way i'll make it in the future!

Thanks Becky, for Project Life and the recipe!

Chocolate Dessert

I'm BACK!

I hope you like my new design.

I was to thank the girls at

www.smittenblogdesigns.blogspot.com

I think they did a great job!

I also have a new button...

feel free to grab it!
To celebrate, i'm back with
MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DESSERT.
It's the one I request on my birthday...

I know that there are several different versions of

"better than sex" cake,

THIS IS MINE!

I have made this recipe enough, that I have managed to perfect the crust

beyond what the original recipe was.

So, this is my version.

Chocolate Dessert

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup chopped pecans

1 1/2 squares margarine, softened.

8 oz cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

16 oz cool whip

1 small box instant chocolate pudding

1 small box instant vanilla pudding

3 cups milk

Preheat oven to 350*

In a small bowl, cut together flour and margarine and pecans.

(I used to make this with walnuts...however, walnuts, to me, leave a weird

film-texture in my mouth...so I have switched to pecans....MMMMM!)

Once all the ingredients are combined, pour into an ungreased 9 x 13 pan.

Will be crumbly.

Press crust into pan...all the way to the edges.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Allow crust to cool before spreading next layer on top,

as it will not be nice to the crust!

In a seperate bowl, combined softened cream cheese,

8 oz cool whip and powdered sugar.

Spread oven cooled crust.

In another seperate bowl, combined both puddings and milk.

(my original recipe called for 4 cups milk. My sister gave me the WEIRDEST look

when I told her I added 4 cups of milk. I have since been told it's not that much...only 3.)

Make to directions on the box...i.e. mix until combined!

Pour over cream cheese mixture.

Place in the fridge to allow the pudding to set up.

Top with the remaining 8 oz cool whip just before serving.

Make sure you do as I do and SAVOR each and every bite of this dessert!

Oh.My.Gosh.

It really is my favorite!

CHOCOLATE DESSERT

Chocolate Eclair Cake

This recipe has always been a good one around our house.
My sister makes it all the time and it is DELISH!
It really does taste like a chocolate eclair.

Chocolate Eclair Cake

2 boxes graham crackers

(the recipe calls for 1 but the brand I got...I needed more.

I think that one box of the walmart ones would be enough

because those ones seem to be bigger.)
3 1/2 cup milk
2 small pkg instant vanilla pudding
1 small tub cool whip, softened

In a lightly greased 9 x 13 pan, line with graham crackers.

Mix pudding with milk. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes the blend in cool whip.

Pour half over crackers, then add another layer of crackers.

Then add the rest of the pudding mix and top with crackers.

****my tip for the top layer...

Instead of leaving the crackers in a *4* square, break them down to a *2* square.

It will be the perfect size for cutting, and you can kinda see where they are broken

down under the frosting, kinda like a cutting guide.

My final picture isn't that pretty,

because I didn't break down my top layer.

Oh well, it all goes to the same place...right?

OK, where was I?

Oh yes.

Crackers, pudding, crackers, pudding, broken crackers...done.

Place in the fridge for AT LEAST 2 - 3 hours before serving.

The crackers will soften and make it easy(er) to cut through.

Before serving, you need to make the frosting.

I doesn't need to cool or anything, but you can top it,

then put the whole cake back in the fridge until you are ready to eat it!

Frosting:

6 tbsp cocoa

2 tbsp oil

2 tsp. vanilla

3 tbsp milk

3 tbsp soft margarine

2 tsp karo syrup

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar.

Mix together all ingredients until smooth.

Spread over cake.

(the karo syrup makes it shiny!)

It isn't the best pictures, so I'm sorry about that...but it is SO good!