Graveyard Gelatin Dessert
- 2 1/4 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 tub (12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin*
- 1/2 cup cold water
- ice cubes
- Assorted rectangular-shaped sandwich cookies (optional)
- decorating icings (optional)
- candy corn and candy pumpkins (optional)
- Mix 2 cups of the cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and melted butter in 13x9-inch pan.
- Press firmly into bottom of pan.
- Refrigerate.
- Beat cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl until smooth.
- Stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping.
- Spread evenly over crust.
- Stir boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl 2 minutes or until completely dissolved.
- Mix cold water and ice to make 1-1/2 cups.
- Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened.
- Remove any remaining ice.
- Spoon slightly thickened gelatin over cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
- Spread remaining whipped topping over gelatin just before serving.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cookie crumbs over whipped topping.
- Decorate sandwich cookies with icings to make "tombstones."
- Stand "tombstones" on top of dessert with candies to resemble a graveyard.
- Cut into squares.
- Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, sugar, butter, philadelphia cream cheese, boiling water, cold water, sandwich cookies, decorating icings, corn
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/graveyard-gelatin-dessert-54853.aspx (may not work)