100th Birthday of the Oreo Cookie

Today - March 6, 2012 is the 100th birthday of the Oreo Cookie.  Now I LOVE Oreos but they don't quite fit my image of a sophisticated dessert -- but a scrumptious Oreo pie is a great choice for a meal.  Next year I think I will have a 101 year birthday party for the Oreo and serve an Oreo pie.

Here's a quick recipe adapted from a Cool Whip® version:

Make in the morning - Serve at Dinnertime Oreo Pie

• 1 package Oreos
• 1/2 stick butter (margarine if you must)
• 1 1/2 cups cold milk
• 2 packages (4-serving size) vanilla-flavored instant pudding
• 1 eight-oz. tub Cool Whip, thawed

Use a blender or food processor to crush 3 dozen cookies (if you do not have a blender or food processor - use a Zip-Loc® bag and a rolling pin).
Mix the cookie crumbs (reserve 1/3 of the cookie crumbs for the pudding mixture) with melted butter and pressed onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate.
Beat milk and pudding together until thick (approximately 1 to 2 minutes). Carefully stir in whipped topping and blend well. Fold the reserved cookie crumbs into the pudding mixture.
Spoon pudding mixture onto crust.
Garnish each piece of pie with a dab of whipped cream, a maraschino cherry and an Oreo and refrigerate for at least four hours.

Read:

Lukas, Catherine. (2000) The Oreo Cookie Counting Book.  Illustrated by Victoria Raymond.  Little, Simon (a board book, 11 pages)  

And, yes it's a blatant placement of a product being advertised in a children's book so if you don't want to buy your children (or spouse or anyone else) Oreos then probably best not to purchase this book.  But I buy Oreos anyway.