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Cookies and Cream Lush: A Creamy No-Bake Dessert Delight

Cookies and Cream Lush

A no-bake layered dessert with a chocolate sandwich-cookie crust, sweet cream-cheese filling, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and crushed cookies. Chill it for at least 4 hours, or overnight for the cleanest slices.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Crust
  • 36 cookies Oreo-style chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed with filling included
  • 6 tablespoons Unsalted butter, melted
Cream-Cheese Layer
  • 8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Milk
  • 8 ounces Whipped topping
Chocolate Pudding Layer
  • 2 packages, 3.4 ounces each Instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 3 cups Cold whole or 2% milk
Topping
  • 8 ounces Whipped topping
  • 4-6 cookies Oreo cookies, crushed or roughly chopped

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Crush 36 chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs, keeping the filling in the cookies. Reserve a small amount of crumbs for the garnish if desired.
  2. Combine the cookie crumbs with 6 tablespoons melted unsalted butter. Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, then chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in the milk, then gently fold in 8 ounces of whipped topping.
  4. Spread the cream-cheese mixture evenly over the chilled cookie crust, taking care not to disturb the base.
  5. Whisk both instant chocolate pudding mixes with 3 cups cold milk for about 2 minutes, until thickened. Spread the pudding over the cream-cheese layer.
  6. Spread the remaining 8 ounces of whipped topping over the pudding. Sprinkle the top with 4 to 6 crushed or roughly chopped sandwich cookies.
  7. Cover the dish and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before slicing. For the firmest crust and neatest layers, chill the dessert overnight.

Notes

Use completely softened cream cheese to prevent lumps. Keep the dessert covered and refrigerated. Chill overnight when possible for cleaner slices.