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CREAMSICLE CHEESECAKE IN A JAR

easy to make ahead and ready to serve, all you need is a spoon to enjoy this refreshing cool treat
Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 8 1/2 pint jars

Ingredients
  

  • shortbread cookies or any cookie you like {I used 16 Keebler Sandies cookies}
  • 2 8 oz. pkg cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp orange extract* *optional to boost orange flavor
  • 1 3.3 oz box orange Jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 8 oz. Cool Whip thawed

Instructions
 

  • Combine jello with boiling water, whisking to dissolve. Set aside to cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla or orange extract until smooth.
  • Add 1/2 of Cool Whip to cooled jello mixture and stir until mixed
  • Add the rest of the Cool Whip to the cream cheese mixture and fold to combine.
  • Crumble cookies by placing them in a ziplock bag and smashing them with a rolling pin or can. Place a layer of cookie crumbs in the bottom of each jar. Layer the cream cheese mixture and jello mixture in jars on top of cookies. Finish with a sprinkle of cookie crumbs. Place lids on jars and put in the refrigerator to set, at least 4 hours before serving.
  • Will keep in refrigerator 5-7 days.
Keyword cheesecake,, creamsicle, dessert, orange Jello, pie in a jar