Hot Fudge Oreo Pie or Cupcakes

HOT FUDGE OREO PIE OR CUPCAKES

*you can use a 2 large pie plates, 9x13 pan, or make 12 to 16 cupcakes

1 (15 oz.) pkg. oreo cookies with the cream attached
1/4 Cup melted Butter
1/2 gallon Vanilla Ice Cream
or
any flavor you choose
1 medium container Frozen Whipped Topping
(like Cool Whip)
Toasted nuts (optional)
Hot Fudge Sauce (Recipe Below)

Directions:
Crush Oreos and combine with melted butter. Reserve at least 1 cup of crumbs for later, and press remaining crumbs firmly into a 9 by 13 inch pan. Let ice cream become soft enough to spread onto crumbs, or slice ice cream in1 inch layers and place on top of crumbs and press seams together. Top ice cream with a few more crumbs. Drizzle with Hot fudge Sauce and sprinkle toasted nuts on top if desired. Spread Whipped topping over all, and drizzle again with Hot fudge Sauce. Cover and return to freezer. — with Laurie Johnson Smith, Stephanie Gibson LeMaster, Jodi Alfstad Schlenker, Franklin Norton and Diana Helms at http://www.getoffyourbuttandbake.com/search/label/CAKES.