Dirt Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (20 to 24 oz.) pkg. Oreos, divided
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 stick margarine, softened
1 c. confectioners sugar
2 (3.5 oz.) boxes instant vanilla pudding
2 1/2 c. milk
2 (8 oz.) cartons whipped topping

Preparation

Crush 1/3 of the cookies into medium crumbs.
Place in bottom of new clay pot or large bowl.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and margarine.
Add confectioners sugar and beat well.
In a bowl mix pudding with milk and let it sit for a couple of minutes.
Fold in whipped topping.
Combine pudding mixture with cream cheese mixture.
Spread over cookies.
Take the remaining Oreos and crush until they are the consistency of potting soil. Sprinkle over pudding mixture.
Gummy worms or silk flowers may be added for realism.