No Bake Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

(Courtesy of crazyforcrust.com)

Ingredients:
1 box (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding
1 1/2 c. nonfat milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
25 Golden Oreos (or another vanilla flavored cookie/graham cracker)
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 containers (8 oz. each) Cool Whip topping
1 lb. fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced and patted dry

Directions:
Whisk pudding, milk and vanilla in a medium sized bowl.  Let it sit while you prepare the crust.

Crush the cookies in a large gallon-sized ziploc bag using a rolling pin.  Reserve 1/2 c. of the cookie crumbs.  Place the 2 Tbsp. melted butter in the bag and press with your hands to work the butter through the remaining cookie crumbs.  Pour crumbs into a 9" square baking dish.  The crust wont be solid, it will stay crumbly.

Fold 8 oz. of the whipped topping into the pudding.  Place half of the pudding mixture on top of the crust.  Place the strawberries in a single layer over the pudding.  Spread remaining pudding mix over the top of the berries.  Top with more whipped topping and sprinkle with remaining cookies over top.  Chill for at least 4 hours before serving.

Note~ You can use fresh whipped cream if you would like.  You will need at least 2-3 c. of cold heavy whipping cream.  Whip it until stiff peaks forms then substitute it for the whipped topping.

You can also try using cheesecake or lemon instant pudding if you would like.