Description
This festive Christmas Cookie Lasagna is a no-bake holiday dessert layered with creamy cheesecake filling, vanilla pudding, crushed Christmas cookies, and fluffy whipped topping. It’s fun, colorful, make-ahead friendly, and perfect for parties, potlucks, and family gatherings.
Ingredients
For the Crust
24 Christmas sugar cookies (or shortbread cookies)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
For the Cheesecake Layer
8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup (240ml) heavy cream or whipped topping
For the Pudding Layer
1 package (3.4 oz / 96g) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 ½ cups (360ml) cold milk
½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
½ cup crushed Christmas cookies
For the Topping
2 cups whipped topping
Crushed cookies, sprinkles, or mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Crush the sugar cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or by hand.
Combine the crumbs with melted butter until evenly moistened. Press firmly into the bottom of an 8×8-inch dish. Chill while preparing the remaining layers.
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Fold in the whipped cream or whipped topping gently until fully combined. Spread evenly over the chilled crust.
In another bowl, whisk together the pudding mix, cold milk, and almond extract until thickened.
Stir in the crushed cookies, then spread the pudding layer over the cheesecake layer.
Top with whipped topping and garnish with crushed cookies, sprinkles, or mini chocolate chips.
Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before slicing and serving.
Notes
Make it ahead: This dessert tastes even better the next day as the layers firm up.
Cookie options: Use sugar cookies, shortbread, gingerbread cookies, or vanilla wafers.
For clean slices: Freeze the dish for 20 minutes before cutting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: Approx. 455 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg