Loree always brought something special for holidays. The peppermints made this ideal for Christmas Eve gathering at her mom’s house, Aunt Celeste. We always had gumbo and hot eggnog.
recipe by Loree, Pat’s niece
1 package Oreos
6 tablespoons butter — melted
8 ounces cream cheese — softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
12 ounces cool whip
3 1/4 cups milk
2 small instant chocolate pudding mix
peppermints — crushed
Place the cookies in a Ziploc bag and pound them with a rolling pin. Pour the crumbs in a 9 x 13 baking dish and toss with butter. Press down to form a crust. Chill 10 minutes.
Mix cream cheese, sugar and milk until well blended. Fold in 1 1/4 cups cool whip. Spread on chilled crust.
Mix milk and pudding. Pour over cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cool whip and sprinkle with crushed peppermints.
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