I stole this recipe for Christmas Lasagna from omgchocolatedesserts.com. This pretty layered dessert is made ahead of time to save you time. The bottom layer is shortbread cookie dough that is dyed red before baking. Then a cream cheese layer is made with cream cheese, powdered sugar, Cool Whip and peppermint. Next a green layer is made with white chocolate pudding that is dyed green. More Cool Whip is spread on top and mini marshmallows and sprinkles finish this pretty festive dessert. No matter how many courses you have for dinner, you’ll want to wait for dessert.
The ingredients for this recipe are: ¾ cup butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, ¼ tsp salt, red food coloring, 1 cup powdered sugar, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 ½ cups Cool Whip, 1 tsp peppermint extract, 2 (3.9 oz) boxes white chocolate instant pudding, 3 cups milk, green food coloring, 1 ½ cups Cool Whip, 2 cups mini marshmallows and red and green sprinkles
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly butter 9×13 baking dish, set aside.In a small bowl, stir together the flour, salt and cocoa powder. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Then add red food coloring.
Turn the mixer on low and gradually add flour mixture. Mix until combined. Press the mixture into bottom of baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Next make the cream cheese layer: beat softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1 ½ cup Cool Whip and peppermint extract and mix to combine.
Spread over cooled shortbread layer. Place in freezer to firm while preparing pudding.
Then make green pudding layer: whisk together 2 (3.9 oz) boxes white chocolate pudding mix with 3 cups milk. Add green food coloring (a few drops at a time) and whisk until smooth. Spread over cream cheese layer.
Set in freezer for 5 minutes. Then spread 1 ½ cups Cool Whip over pudding layer.
Next top with mini marshmallows and sprinkles. Place in refrigerator for 3-4 hours, until set.
Then slice and serve!
If you liked this recipe for Christmas Lasagna then you can try other Christmas desserts like Cake Mix Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Layer Cake, Cake Mix Gooey Butter Cookies, Peppermint Red Velvet Layer Cheesecake, M&Ms Pudding Cookies or Hot Chocolate Cookies.
Christmas Lasagna
Ingredients
Shortbread Cookie Layer
- ¾ cup butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Red food coloring
Peppermint Cheesecake Layer
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 ½ cups Cool Whip, thawed
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
Pudding Layer
- 2 boxes (3.9 oz) white chocolate instant pudding
- 3 cups milk
- Green food coloring
Topping
- 1 ½ cups Cool Whip
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- Red and green sprinkles
- M&M candies
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly butter 9×13 baking dish, set aside.
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In a small bowl, stir together the flour, salt and cocoa powder.
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In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add red food coloring and mix well (1 tbsp). Turn the mixer on low and gradually add flour mixture. Mix until combined.
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Press the mixture into bottom of baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
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To make the cream cheese layer: beat softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add 1 ½ cup Cool Whip and peppermint extract and mix to combine. Spread over cooled shortbread layer. Place in freezer to firm while preparing pudding.
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To make green pudding layer: whisk together 2 (3.9 oz) boxes white chocolate pudding mix with 3 cups milk. Add green food coloring (a few drops at a time) and whisk until smooth. Spread over cream cheese layer. Set in freezer for 5 minutes.
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Spread 1 ½ cups Cool Whip over pudding layer and top with mini marshmallows and sprinkles. Place in refrigerator for 3-4 hours, until set.