Ingredients:
- 1 package (14.3 oz) Oreo Cookies
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 8 oz full-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 packages (3.4 oz each) instant French vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups cold whole milk
- 12 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 1 box Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes
- 1/2 cup red and green M&Ms
- Fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish
Instructions:
- Place the 14.3 oz of Oreo cookies in a food processor and pulse until you have a mix of fine crumbs and small, crunchy bits.
- Stir the 4 tbsp of melted butter into half of the cookie crumbs until it looks like wet sand.
- Firmly press the buttered crumbs into the bottom of a 9x13 inch glass dish until you have an even, solid layer.
- In a large bowl, beat the 8 oz cream cheese and 1/2 cup softened butter together until the mixture is pale and completely lump free.
- Gradually add the 1 cup of powdered sugar to the cream cheese mixture, beating until it is light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the 3 cups of cold milk with both 3.4 oz pudding packages for exactly 2 minutes until the whisk leaves distinct trails.
- Gently fold the pudding mixture into the cream cheese base using a large spatula, being careful not to deflate the air you’ve built up.
- Incorporate the 12 oz of thawed whipped topping into the mix using broad, sweeping strokes until no white streaks remain.
- Pour the filling over the cookie base, smoothing it out with an offset spatula, then top with the remaining dry cookie crumbs.
- Refrigerate the cake for a minimum of 4 hours until the filling is set and doesn't wobble when shaken.