Ice Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 packages Ritz crackers, crushed finely (~68 crackers)
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
Filling
2 packages instant chocolate pudding mix
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (8 ounce) carton Cool Whip

Preparation

Combine crushed crackers and margarine& press into a 9 by 13\" pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes.
Cool.
In a large bowl, beat pudding& milk until smooth.
Add pudding to softened ice cream& beat till smooth.
Pour over crust& freeze.
Top with Cool Whip.
Decorate with chopped nuts or chocolate sprinkles.
Keep in freezer till ready to serve.