Description
A nostalgic layered dessert featuring a buttery sugar cookie crust, a rich cream cheese layer, vibrant orange pudding, and whipped topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) store-bought sugar cookie mix
- Butter and egg (as per cookie mix instructions)
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, completely melted
- 8 oz cream cheese, full-fat variety, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups whipped topping, thawed
- 2 boxes (4-serving size each) orange-flavored gelatin
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- 2 boxes (4-serving size each) vanilla instant pudding mix
- 2½ cups cold whole milk
- ½ cup mandarin orange segments, drained
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Mix and bake the sugar cookies according to package instructions. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.
- Place half of the cooled cookies in a food processor and pulse into coarse crumbs, then repeat with remaining cookies.
- Transfer cookie crumbs to a mixing bowl and combine with melted butter until coated.
- Pour the mixture into a 13×9 inch baking dish, pressing it firmly to form a crust.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping until creamy, then spread over crust.
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water and set aside.
- Whisk together pudding mix and milk until thickened.
- Combine dissolved gelatin with pudding mixture and spread over cream cheese layer.
- Spoon remaining whipped topping over pudding layer.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 5 hours, preferably overnight.
- Top with mandarin orange segments before slicing into squares and serving.
Notes
Overnight chilling is recommended for best results. For a citrus punch, add grated orange zest to the cream cheese layer.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Hybrid (Baked Crust with No-Bake Toppings)
- Cuisine: Modern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: dessert, orange, cream cheese, icebox cake, summer treat