Mississippi Mud Pie II

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 7.8 ounce chocolate pudding mix instant
• 2 cups milk cold
• 1 cup walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, combine walnuts and flour.
3. Mix well, then stir in softened butter or margarine. Stir until ingredients are combined and mixture forms a ball. Press into bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until golden brown.
5. Remove and cool.
6. Place pudding mix in a medium bowl and whisk in milk.
7. Mix until smooth. Allow to set up for 5 minutes then spread on top of cooled crust.
8. In a large bowl whip cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in confectioner's sugar until mixture is smooth. In a separate bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form, then fold into cream cheese mixture.
9. Spread over pudding layer. Chill before serving.