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Recipe by Jello 2-1/4 cups chocolate wafer cookie crumbs, divided 1/2 cup sugar, divided 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed 2 cups boiling water 1 package (8-serving size) or 2 packages (4-serving size) Jello Orange Flavor Gelatin 1/2 cup cold water Ice cubes Decorations: assorted oval or rectangular-shaped sandwich cookies, decorating icings and gels, candy corn and pumpkins
Mix 2 cups of the crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and butter thoroughly with fork in a 13x9x2-inch dish
until crumbs are well moistened. Press firmly onto bottom of pan, using measuring cup. Refrigerate
until ready to fill.
Beat cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
Gently stir in 1/2 of the Cool Whip. Spread evenly over crust. Stir boiling water into gelatin in a large
bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Mix cold water and ice cubes to make 1-1/2 cups.
Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any ice. Spoon gelatin over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.
Spread remaining Cool Whip over gelatin. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup crumbs. Decorate sandwich
cookies with icings to make "tombstones". Stand tombstones on top of dessert with candies to resemble
a graveyard. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
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