Crust 2 cups flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup nuts, chopped
Mix all ingredients together as for pie dough. Add nuts. Press into bottom of a 13 x 9-inch cake pan. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees F or until lightly browned. Cool, then crumble.
Filling 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip? 1 small box chocolate pudding mix 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
Blend cream cheese, Cool Whip? and sugar. Prepare pudding mix as directed on package. Cover bottom of cake pan with 1/2 the crumb mixture. Spread cream cheese mixture over crumbs. Spread pudding mixture over cream cheese mixture. Top with more Cool Whip? if desired; then sprinkle nuts over top. Chill before serving.
Variation Crust can be made by using crushed Pecan Sandies cookies, thus eliminating the first step.
