About
This Chocolate Chip Delight answers the question "how do you improve on chocolate chip cookies?" with "by layering them with all sorts of extra sweet goodies!" The crust is a chocolate chip cookie, always a good start. On top is a creamy cream cheese filling, a rich and luscious chocolate pudding, fluffy whipped topping, and then chocolate shavings and nuts! Ooooooh! You can't help but be amazed by Chocolate Chip Delight! You also can't help but go for seconds!
Ingredients
- 1 (16.5-ounce) tube refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 (12-ounce) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
- 1 (3.4-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 (3.4-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
- 3 cups cold 2% milk
- chocolate shavings, optional, to taste, for topping
- nuts, optional, to taste, of your choice, chopped, for topping
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Let the cookie dough stand at room temperature until softened, about 5-10 minutes.
Step 3 -Press the cookie dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan, forming an even layer.
Step 4 -Bake the cookie crust until it is golden-brown, about 14-16 minutes.
Step 5 -Transfer the baking pan to a wire rack and allow the cookie crust to cool.
Step 6 -In a large bowl, add the cream cheese and the confectioners' sugar and using an electric handheld mixer, beat until combined and smooth.
Step 7 -Add 2 cups of the whipped topping to the cream cheese mixture and fold to combine.
Step 8 -Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the top of the cookie crust.
Step 9 -In a large bowl, add the chocolate pudding mix, the vanilla pudding mix, and the milk and using clean beaters, beat until combined, about 2 minutes.
Step 10 -Spread the pudding mixture over the cream cheese layer in the baking pan.
Step 11 -Top the pudding layer with the remaining whipped topping.
Step 12 -Top the whipped topping layer with the chocolate shavings and the nuts.
Step 13 -Cover the dessert and refrigerate it until firm, at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
Step 14 -Slice and serve.
