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Well, this may not be the traditional dessert to leave by the chimney but trust us; Santa is going to love this just as much as regular cookies and milk! Santa's Cookie Salad is a creamy and sweet wintery treat, filled with bright and tangy tropical fruits and crumbles of fudgy, crunchy, delectably shortbread cookies. It's an easy sleighride to a fantastic flavor you'll want to share with everyone! Santa's Cookie Salad is the gift that keeps on giving, especially to your taste buds!
Well, this may not be the traditional dessert to leave by the chimney but trust us; Santa is going to love this just as much as regular cookies and milk! Santa's Cookie Salad is a creamy and sweet wintery treat, filled with bright and tangy tropical fruits and crumbles of fudgy, crunchy, delectably shortbread cookies. It's an easy sleighride to a fantastic flavor you'll want to share with everyone! Santa's Cookie Salad is the gift that keeps on giving, especially to your taste buds!
Ingredients
- 2 (3.4-ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- 2 (8-ounce) containers frozen whipped topping thawed
- 2 (11-ounce) cans mandarin oranges drained
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple drained
- 25 fudge-striped shortbread cookies
Directions
- In a large bowl, add the vanilla pudding mix and the milk and using an electric handheld mixer, beat until combined and thickened, about 1 minute.
- Add the thawed whipped topping to the pudding mixture and fold to combine.
- Add the mandarin oranges, reserving a few for garnish, and the crushed pineapple to the pudding mixture and stir to combine.
- Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
- Immediately before serving, crush the cookies, reserving a few whole cookies for garnish.
- Add the crushed cookies to the pudding mixture and stir to combine.
- Serve garnished with the reserved whole cookies and the reserved oranges.
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