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Spooky Halloween Dessert

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

3 HRS 30 MIN

Servings

15 servings

Ingredients

35 

chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 1-3/4 cups), divided

1/4  cup

sugar

5 tbsp

butter or margarine, melted

1 pkg

(8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 tub

(8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

2 cups

boiling water

2 pkg

(3 oz.) JELL-O Orange Flavor Gelatin

- 

ice cubes

1/2 cup

cold water

3 

oblong vanilla creme-filled sandwich cookies

- 

decorating icings

10 pieces

candy corn

3 

pumpkin-shaped candies

Instructions

Step 1

Mix 1-1/2 cups wafer crumbs, sugar and butter in 13x9-inch pan; press onto bottom of pan. Refrigerate until ready to use. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until well blended. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over crust.

Step 2

Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 1-1/2 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Spoon gelatin over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

Step 3

Spread remaining COOL WHIP over gelatin just before serving; sprinkle with remaining wafer crumbs. Decorate cookies with icings to resemble tombstones; insert in top of dessert. Add candies.

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