Chocolate Delight - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 (6 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup chopped pecans
3 cups milk
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup Cool Whip
Additional Cool Whip
Additional chopped pecans
Sliced maraschino cherries

Preparation

Combine flour, butter, and 1 cup pecans.
Press mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely.
With an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and 1 cup Cool Whip until well blended.
Pour mixture over cooled crust.
In a bowl, combine pudding mix with milk.
Pour pudding mixture over cream cheese mixture.
Top chocolate pudding mixture with a layer of additional Cool Whip.
Garnish with additional chopped pecans and cherries.
Keep dessert in refrigerator; serve chilled.
Yield: 24 servings.