Mud Pie

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Put the Oreos into a plastic, zip top bag and crush them with a rolling pin or mallet. (For finer crumbs, pulse them in a food processor.) Put the butter into a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave until melted. Pour the cookie crumbs, butter and sugar into a pie plate and stir to combine. Press the mixture into the pie pan, building up a crust. Bake for 10-15 minutes and allow to cool completely.

Take the ice cream out of the freezer and let it soften (not melt!). Start defrosting the Cool Whip as well. Spread the softened ice cream into the cooled pie crust and put it in the freezer to set for at least an hour.

When the ice cream is hard, spread the hot fudge topping onto the ice cream layer. You may need to microwave the hot fudge briefly to make it easier to spread. Spread the Cool Whip on top of the hot fudge in an even layer.

Put the whole thing back in the freezer for at least 2 hours—overnight is better. When it is fully hardened and set, remove from the freezer, cut with a sharp knife and serve.

* Note: You can use any kind of ice cream you like. Coffee would be divine. Strawberry would be yummy.

Enjoy!