Our favorite layered dessert heads to the North Pole with this peppermint-loaded lush. Starting with a Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie crust and finished with a peppermint sprinkle atop billowy whipped topping, this dessert is a must-make for the holiday season.
Candy Cane Lush
- Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
- Total 5 hr 10 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for Drop Cookies
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 container (12 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 9 peppermint candy canes (6-inch each), unwrapped, coarsely crushed (about 3/4 cup)
- 2 boxes (3.4 oz each) Jell-O™ white chocolate-flavor instant pudding & pie filling mix
- 3 cups cold milk
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Make drop cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 20 minutes.
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Step2In food processor, process half of the cookies to coarse crumbs. Remove to large bowl. Process remaining cookies to coarse crumbs; add to bowl. Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter until well blended. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, press cookie crumb mixture firmly in bottom. Set aside.
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Step3In large bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping down side of bowl frequently. Beat in 2 cups whipped topping. Stir in 1/2 cup of the crushed candies. Spread over cookie crust.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat dry pudding mixes and milk with whisk about 2 minutes or until thick. Spread evenly over cream cheese layer. Drop remaining whipped topping by spoonfuls over pudding layer; spread evenly. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours.
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Step5When ready to serve, sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup crushed candies on top. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pieces.
Nutrition
250
Calories
10g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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