DIRT CAKE 
16 oz. pkg. Oreo cookies
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. butter
1 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 (3 1/2 oz.) pkgs. instant vanilla pudding
3 c. milk
12 oz. Cool Whip
2 new clay pots (6 inch diameter)
Heavy duty aluminum foil
Silk flowers

Line flower pot completely with foil; set aside. Crush cookies until they resemble potting soil. Put 1 cup crumbs in each pot; set aside. Cream the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla together until blended; set aside. Combine milk and pudding mix; fold in whipped topping.

Gently fold cheese and pudding mixtures together. Pour 1/2 the mixture into each pot. Top with remaining cookie crumbs. Cover with foil; refrigerate. When ready to serve, remove foil; top with silk flowers whose stems have been wrapped in foil. Display with plastic gardening tools, if desired.

 

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