Banana Pudding’
Ingredients
Cookies: 1 bag (12 oz) Chessmen butter cookies (or any high-quality butter cookies).
Bananas: 6 to 8 bananas, sliced.
Milk: 2 cups milk.
Pudding: 1 box (5 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix.
Cream Cheese: 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened.
Condensed Milk: 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk.
Whipped Topping: 1 container (12 oz) frozen whipped topping (like Cool Whip), thawed.
Preparation Steps
The Base: Line the bottom of a 13x9x2-inch dish with a layer of the cookies.
The Fruit: Spread the sliced bananas on top of the cookies.
The Pudding: In a medium bowl, combine the milk and the pudding mix and blend well using a handheld wire whisk. Set aside.
The Creamy Mix: In another large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk together until smooth.
The Blend: Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Then, add the prepared pudding mixture to the cream cheese mixture and stir until well blended.
Assembly: Pour the mixture over the bananas and cookies.
The Topping: Cover the top with the remaining cookies.
