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Graveyard Dessert

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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 cups chocolate cookie crumbs
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 container (12 ounces) frozen
  • whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 cups water, boiling
  • 1 large orange flavor gelatin
  • 1/2 cup water, cold
  • ice cubes
  • .
  • Graveyard Decorations
  • rectangular cookies for headstones, such as Pepperidge Farms Milano Cookies
  • decorator icings
  • candy corn
  • candy pumpkins

Preparation:

To make crust, mix 2 cups of the cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the melted butter in 13- x 9-inch pan. Press firmly into bottom of the pan. Refrigerate. Beat the cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust. Add boiling water to orange jello in a medium bowl; stir for 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Mix cold water and ice to make 1 1/2 cups. Add to the gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining ice. Spoon slightly thickened gelatin over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or until firm. Spread remaining whipped topping over gelatin just before serving. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cookie crumbs over whipped topping to look like the ground. Decorate the cookies with colored icings to make the gravestones. Stand the gravestones on top of dessert to resemble a graveyard. Decorate with assorted candy corn and candy pumpkins. Cut into squares. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
Makes about 15 servings.

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