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Cowboy Dessert Pie features an easy Oreo crust with creamy peanut butter and cream cheese filling.
Cowboy Dessert Pie is like a sweet rodeo in your mouth, where rich, creamy delight takes center stage. The aroma of crushed Oreo cookies mingled with melted butter creates a base that’s as bold as a cowboy’s spirit. When the creamy peanut butter and softened cream cheese waltz together with whipped topping, it becomes a luscious filling with just the right sweetness from powdered sugar. This pie doesn't demand much from you; it almost makes itself while you tip your hat to this easy, labor-love of dessert.
Its simplicity is the star of the show. Once you’ve crushed those cookies and tamed that buttery base, the rest is as smooth as a galloping horse across the plains. There’s not a fuss in sight as the mixer does the heavy lifting, leaving you free to savor the process without breaking a sweat. Chill it in the fridge and let anticipation build as its flavors meld into a dreamy union. Serve it up with a side of good company and a drizzle of laughter, and you’ve got yourself a fanfare of flavors that you’ll tip your hat for every time.
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 25 Oreo cookies whole
- 5 tablespoons salted butter melted
For the filling:
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese softened
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping thawed
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a food processor, add the Oreo cookies and process until finely crushed, about 1 minute.
- In a large bowl using a fork, add the crushed cookies and the melted butter and stir to combine.
- On the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate, add the crushed cookie mixture and firmly and evenly press it into the plate.
- Bake the crust until it is set, about 5-7 minutes.
- Transfer the crust from the oven to a wire rack and let it cool completely.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, add the peanut butter and the cream cheese and beat until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar to the peanut butter-cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth.
- Add the whipped topping to the peanut butter mixture, scraping down the sides as needed, and beat until smooth.
- Evenly add the filling mixture to the cooled crust, smoothing the top with a spatula.
- Transfer the pie to the refrigerator and let it chill for at least 4 hours.
- When ready to serve, with a serrated knife, cut the pie into serving-size pieces and serve.
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