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Elegant Eggnog Dessert

1 can (13-1/2 ounces) Pirouette cookies
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
2 cups cold eggnog
2 cups cold milk
2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Cut each cookie into 2 2-1/2-in. sections; set aside. Crush remaining
1-inch pieces. In a small bowl, combine the cookie crumbs, cracker

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Elegant Eggnog Dessert cont.

crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in.
springform pan. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until
smooth. Beat in the eggnog, milk, pudding mixes, extract and nutmeg
until smooth. Whip cream until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream
into pudding mixture. Spoon over crust. Cover and refrigerate for 4
hours or overnight. Just before serving, remove sides of pan.
Arrange reserved cookies around dessert and press gently into sides.
Refrigerate leftovers. Editor's Note: This recipe was tested
with commercially prepared eggnog. Reduced-fat eggnog is not
recommended.

Yield: 12 servings.