Four Layer Dessert

Name: Four Layer Dessert
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1/2 cup nuts, finely chopped (I use Pecans); 1/2 cup butter, softened (can use margarine); 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 12 oz cool whip, thawed; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 packages instant butterscotch pudding (3 oz each); 3 cup cold milk

CateCooks @cook_2751773

Four Layer Dessert

CateCooks @cook_2751773

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Ingredients

12 servings

1 cupflour
1/2 cupnuts, finely chopped (I use Pecans)
1/2 cupbutter, softened (can use margarine)
8 ozcream cheese, softened
12 ozcool whip, thawed
1 cuppowdered sugar
2 packagesinstant butterscotch pudding (3 oz each)
3 cupcold milk

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Combine flour & nuts. Cut in butter with pastry blender til crumbly. Press into bottom of ungreased 9 x 13 pan, and bake for 20 minutes (do not overbake). Cool completely.
3

Blend together well: cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 1/2 c. cool whip. Spread on cooled crust.
4

Beat pudding & milk w/wire whisk until smooth, about two minutes. Pour over cream cheese layer. It should be "pourable", don't overbeat (it will set up when chilled).
5

Top w/remaing cool whip, as much or as little as you want. I find an 8 oz. container not enough, and a 12 oz. container a bit too much.
6

Chill until pudding is set. I don't know how long, lol, because I always make it the day before I plan to serve it. If I had to guess, I would say 3-4 hours...?
7

The crust makes this dessert, I wouldn't use anything else!! Also, you can use any flavor pudding you like, this just happens to be a favorite with my family & friends.
8

I have no idea where this recipe originated, my mom made it for years! Since she is no longer with us, I can't ask her. LOL, she probably wouldn't remember anyway!