Cookie Fruit Salad

Here's a fun and different twist on fruit salad! Add cookies! Now don't be turning your nose up...this is REALLY good! Keep in mind that banana pudding has cookies in it and this is kind of like that. I left the bananas out of it for us because none of use around here are that excited about bananas but the pineapple and mandarin oranges were perfect! Pick your choice of canned fruit...get creative!

Cookie Fruit Salad



1 5-ounce box vanilla instant pudding
1 1/2 cups milk
2 8-ounce containers Cool Whip
2 11-ounce cans mandarin oranges ~ drained
1 20-ounce can chunk pineapple ~ drained
1 package Mother's brand striped chocolate shortbread cookies ~ crushed
1 - 2 bananas ~ sliced (I left them out)

Whisk pudding and milk together until smooth.

Add Cool Whip and mix well.

Fold in remaining ingredients and chill for several hours before serving.

The cast of characters. (You'll see 

that I halved the recipe for us.)

Mix the milk and pudding together.

Then add the Cool Whip.

Crush the cookies.

Add the crushed cookies and 

the fruit to the pudding mixture.

Allow to rest in the fridge for a 

few hours before serving. Delish!