Graveyard Dessert
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Butter or margarine -- melted
8 ounces Cream cheese -- softened
12 ounces Cool Whip -- thawed
2 cups Water -- boiling
1 large Orange flavor gelatin
1/2 cup Water -- cold
Ice cubes
Graveyard Look:
Rectangle-shaped cookies -- for gravestones
Decorator icings
Candy corn
Candy pumpkins
To make a crust, mix 2 cups of the cookie crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the
melted butter in 13" x 9" 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
jello, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining ice. Spoon
slightly thickened gelatin over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate at least 3 hours
until firm. Spread remaining whipped topping over jello just before serving.
Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cookie crumbs over whipped topping to look like the
ground. Decorate the sandwich cookies with colored icings to make the
tombstones. Stand the tombstones on top of dessert to resemble a graveyard.
Decorate with assorted candy corn and candy pumpkins. Cut into squares. Store
leftover dessert in refrigerator.
Makes 15-18 servings.