Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight :)

1 tube (16-1/2 oz) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup cofectioners' sugar
1 carton (12oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
3 cups cold milk
1 pkg (3.9oz) instant chocolate pudding mix
1 pkg (3.4oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
Chopped nuts and chocoate curls (optional)

*Let cookie doegh stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften. Press into an ungreased 13x9x2in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
*In a lg mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smoot. Fold in 1-3/4 cups whipped topping. Spread over crust.
* In a lg bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes; let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spread over cream cheese later. Top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate curls (mini chocolate chips :) if desired.
* Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight until firm.

Old Fashioned Lasagna (American Beauty Recipe)

1 pkg Lasagna, uncooked
1 lb. ground beef...or Italian Sausage :)
1 Jar Spaghetti Sauce (I like Roasted Garlic by Classico)
1-3/4 cups (15oz.) Ricotta Cheese
2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
2 TBS Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 egg
2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
Salt and pepper to taste...

Cook pasta according to package directrions. Lay flat on foil to cool. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large skillet, add meat; cook until brown. Drain; stir in spaghetti sauce. In medium bowl, stir together ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, egg and seasonings. In 13x9x2-inch baking dish, spread 1/2 cup meat sauce; place 3 pasta pieces lengthwise over sauce. Spread one-half ricotta mixture over pasta; cover with 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers of pasta, ricotta mixture and meat sauce. Top with remaining pasta, meat sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes; remove foil. Bake 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes.

The Laugh Part of Lunch

We'll definitely have to do this again! Our kids are the cutest!!!

Mac N Cheese...yum.yum.

Ingredients and Directions are together :)

1 lb elbows (small or large)
     -cooked al dente

Mix Into Pasta:

2 cans Campbells Cheddar Cheese Soup
1/2 cup Soup Cream
1 cup Milk
1 lb of SHARP Cheddar Cheese

Pour into 9x13 pan

Crumble 1 roll of Ritz Crackers and mix into 1 CUBE of Melted Butter (holy calories. i know.) Sprinkle over the top.

Cook 30-40 minutes @ 375 degrees.

The best macaronis ever!

Enjoy!