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Graveyard Gelatin Dessert
Prep time: 30 minutes Ready in 3 hours 30 minutes
| 2� cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, divided |
� cup sugar, divided |
� 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 Brand Orange Flavor Gelatin* |
| � cup cold water |
Ice cubes |
Assorted rectangular-shaped sandwich cookies (optional) |
| Decorating icings (optional) |
Candy corn and pumpkins (optional) |
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- Mix 2 cups of the cookie crumbs, � cup of the sugar and melted butter in 13x9-inch pan. Press firmly into bottom of pan. Refrigerate.
- Beat cream cheese and remaining � cup sugar in medium bowl until smooth. Stir in � 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-� 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 � 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.


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