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Nutter Butter icebox cake is packed with layers of peanut buttery goodness, velvety cream, and softened cookies.
This dessert is the ultimate peanut butter lover’s dream! 🥜
Craving a show-stopping dessert, but don’t want to turn on the oven? This Nutter Butter icebox cake is a dreamy, no-bake treat featuring one of the best cookies EVER – Nutter Butter! With just a handful of ingredients and some chill time, you’ll have an irresistibly rich and creamy dessert that’s sure to be a hit at any gathering!
Nutter Butter cookies have a buttery sweetness with just a hint of saltiness. The crisp cookie sandwiches with a peanut butter cream filling are addicting and delicious. Whether dunked in milk or used in desserts like this irresistible icebox cake, they are a favorite in our house!
If you are a fan of these cookies, there’s no doubt you’ll love this creamy cake!Â
Nutter Butter Icebox Cake
yield: 8 SERVINGS
prep time: 20 MINUTES
cook time: 2 HOURS
total time: 2 HOURS 20 MINUTES
Turn a package of Nutter Butter cookies into a creamy peanut butter no bake cake the entire family will love.
Ingredients
Cake::
- 16 oz. Nutter Butter Cookies
- 3.4 oz. instant vanilla pudding (or 1 oz. sugar-free)
- 1 3/4 cup milk plus additional for dunking cookies
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 4 oz. softened cream cheese (1/2 a bar)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz. whipped topping, divided
Topping Ideas::
- Reese's Pieces candy
- Peanut Butter baking chips
Directions
1
Dip half of the package of cookies into a little milk and line the bottom of a 9x9 pan.
2
Mix together the pudding and the 1 3/4 cups milk. Let set for a minute or two. Add in the peanut butter, softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Use a hand mixer to combine ingredients until smooth. Fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
3
Top the first layer of cookies with half of the filling. Spread evenly. Dunk the 2nd half of the cookies into milk and add them to the top. Spread the 2nd half of the filling, followed by the remaining whipped topping.
4
Sprinkle Reese's candy pieces and peanut butter baking chips onto the top. Refridgerate for about two hours to set. Serve cold.
More tips for making Nutter Butter ice box cake:Â
- Be sure to allow a couple of hours for this cake to set up nicely in the fridge. You can make it a day ahead of time. Consider holding back the Reese’s pieces on top until serving, as they tend to bleed a bit overnight.
- Dunking the cookies helps them soften up right away so it’s more like a cake in the short 2 hour time-frame. If you are making this a day ahead you can probably skip that step.
- This cake also freezes well in a covered pan. Let it set on the counter for a bit to defrost in order to make it easier to cut into before serving.
- Can you use whipped cream instead? Yes, you can sub in about 3 cups of whipping cream instead of the Cool Whip.
- I used a 9Ă—9 baking dish to make this. You could double the recipe and use a larger 9Ă—13 casserole dish.
Everyone loved this peanut butter dessert!
My family enjoys Nutter Butters and peanut butter, so this was a fun and easy treat to serve up after a special dinner. I will warn you that it’s hard not to just eat the filling straight from the bowl when making this!
Nutter Butter icebox cake would be an excellent choice for a potluck or family gathering. Let us know if you end up making it!
