Chocolate Pecan Pudding Dessert

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup chopped nuts

Combine ingredients and cut together as a for pie crust, until they resemble coarse meal.
Press well into 9x13x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 mins. Remove from oven and cool.

1 cup powdered sugar
2 packages (8 oz) softened cream cheese
1/2 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping

Beat together sugar and cheese until fluffy. Add one-half the whipped topping. Spread on cooled crust.

1 pkg (5.9oz each) instant chocolate pudding
2 cups milk

1/2 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping

Whisk pudding and milk together for two minutes. Spread the pudding on the cream cheese layer. Spread remaining whipped topping on pudding layer. Sprinkle with additional chopped nuts, if desired. Chill several hours or overnight.