Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding

Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding:
Paula Deen

Ingredients
2 bags Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies
8 bananas, sliced
2 cups milk
1 (5-ounce) box instant French vanilla pudding
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream
Directions
Line the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch dish with 1 bag of cookies and layer bananas on top.

In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the cookies and bananas and cover with the remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


Note:  Don't make this too early or cookies will get soggy and bananas will start to brown.  Cookies will fit nicely if you layer the sideways on the short side so that 4 cookies fit along the shorter edge of the pan.