Four Layer Chocolate Delight

Four layers of goodness!

Shortbread Crust + Sweetened Cream Cheese + Chocolate Pudding + Whipped Cream =

Chocolate Delight

This was my favorite dessert as a kid--so I called my mom and got the recipe. 

 Know what?  I still love it, just as much as I did when I was a kid.

First make the shortbread crust--butter, flour, pecans.

Next layer--cream cheese, powdered sugar, Cool Whip.

Layer number 3, chocolate pudding--Yep, instant.

Finish it off with a layer of Cool Whip.

Four Layer Chocolate Delight

1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

1- 8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

2- 3.9 oz packages instant chocolate pudding

3 cups milk

1- 12 oz container whipped topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a bowl mix together the butter, flour, and pecans.  Press the mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.  Allow to cool completely.  In a bowl mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 cup Cool Whip.  Spread over top the cooled crust.  In another bowl mix together the pudding mix and milk, mix until thickened;  spread over top the cream cheese layer.  Top with the remaining whipped topping; refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight before serving.