Cookie Salad

A potluck favorite, with a few simple ingredients this Cookie Salad will be on your table fast. Tasty, kid-friendly and super easy.

I’m not sure if this is a midwest thing or not but we grew up with this Cookie Salad, it was a staple at all the gatherings.

With pudding, whipped topping, cookies, you really cannot go wrong! The flavor is amazing and it is such an easy dessert to make.

Yes we call it a salad, no do not ask me why. But this appears at potlucks, weddings, baby showers, parties – pretty much any place that you can think of.

The first time I made this for my farm family, one of the younger guys thought it was egg salad.

Boy was he in for a treat when he tasted it – now he asks me to make it for him all the time. It really is an irresistible treat that you don’t want to miss out on.

If you have never tried Cookie Salad before, stop now and go get the ingredients and whip it up – you will not regret it!

Some of my other favorite no bake desserts that we have on our site include: No Bake Banana Cheesecake Bars, No Bake Coconut Cheesecake and Easy No Bake Cookies.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• Minimal and easy to find ingredients help this come together in no time.
• You can double this recipe to serve more people.
• This is literally great for any gathering that you can think of.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):

Buttermilk
Instant French vanilla pudding mix
Cool whip
Fudge stripe cookies

HOW TO MAKE COOKIE SALAD, STEP BY STEP:

1. Add the buttermilk and pudding mix to a large bowl, whisk together until smooth, mixture will be thick.
2. Fold in the whipped topping until there are no streaks left. 
3. Cover and let chill for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator. 
4. Stir in the crumbled cookies, garnish with more cookies and serve.

DO I HAVE TO USE BUTTERMILK?

No, this is not necessary but we use it to get the most creamy and rich flavor out of the recipe that we can.

I suggest a higher fat milk, but if you don’t have one you can use any milk that you have on hand.

WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS RECIPE?

So this recipe was passed down to me by my mother, so it was adapted from what she originally had it as.

Usually there are mandarin oranges in this, but she did not like them so we never put them in there and I have always kept it that way.

You can add a small can of drained mandarin oranges, some people put in crushed pineapple as well.

DO I HAVE DO CHILL THIS BEFORE SERVING?

This is ready to go right away, but to really get that full flavor effect and a more creamy version I suggest chilling this.

Chill for at least 1 hour before serving, that way it has time to set up a little more and all the flavors have time to marry.

CAN I USE ANOTHER PUDDING?

Regular instant vanilla pudding will work for this recipe, we have always used french vanilla because that is what we liked.

Cheesecake pudding could also work and taste amazing as well! But standard vanilla is what is common in this recipe.

HOW TO STORE:

This will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.

We do not recommend freezing this recipe.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• Other pudding can be used, see above on ideas.
• If you do not have buttermilk any milk will essentially work.
• Pineapple and mandarin oranges can be added.
• If you want to try switching up the cookies, go for it! See what you like best.
• We really prefer chilling this recipe, but you can eat it right away.
• Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
• We do not recommend freezing this Cookie Salad.
• This is great for literally ANY gathering that you can think of.

Love a good dessert salad? Love quick and easy? Then you cannot pass up this Cookie Salad – it will instantly become a favorite.

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Lemon Cookie Salad
• Vanilla No Bake Cookies
• S’mores No Bake Cheesecake Fluff
• Chocolate Candy Salad

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