Cookie Salad

I'm not even sure where this recipe came from...We've been having it in our family for many years now.  It's one of my favorite summer treats! As with any dessert, it's not terribly healthy- but I've managed to make a few tweaks to the original recipe to bring it a little closer to my standards.

Cookie Salad

*1 pint of strawberries (frozen can be used) 

*2 cups grapes (red or green)     

*1 small can of pineapple tidbits 

(or the equivalent of fresh cut)

*2 bananas, sliced

*12 oz cool whip 

(heavy or raw cream work well too)

*1  3 oz package of instant vanilla pudding 

(I made homemade and it worked perfectly)

*1 cup buttermilk

*1 package Lorna Dune shortbread cookies(any brand , or homemade will do)

Combine the fruit in a big bowl. Next, mix the cool whip (cream) with the pudding and buttermilk in a separate bowl. Place half the cookies in a bag and beat with a rolling pin, then add to the pudding mixture. Now add the pudding mixture to the fruit and stir until combined. Spoon half of the salad into a trifle dish and then crumb the remaining cookies in the same bag. Sprinkle half of the crumbed cookies onto the salad, add the rest of the salad on top of that and then end with the remaining cookie crumbs. Enjoy!!