Frozen Mud Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups crumbled cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar (optional)
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
2 pints chocolate chip ice cream or 2 pints coffee ice cream, softened
1/4 cup chocolate syrup, divided
additional cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (optional)

Preparation

In a bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar if desired. Stir in butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Spoon 1 pint of ice cream into crust. Drizzle with half of the chocolate syrup; swirl with knife. Carefully top with remaining ice cream. Drizzle with remaining syrup; swirl with a knife. Cover and freeze until firm. Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes before serving. Garnish with whole cookies if desired.