Cherry-Chocolate Layered Dessert

This easy layered dessert is a scrumptious twist on Black Forest cake--made with a chocolate wafer cookie crust and topped with dark sweet cherries.

Ingredients :

• 1 (9 ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies, finely crushed
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups boiling water
• 2 (3 ounce) packages JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin
• 1 (8 ounce) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
• 2 ½ cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
• 2 ounces BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, shaved into curls
• 2 ¼ cups fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Directions :

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix cookie crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 15 min. or until firm. Cool.
3. Meanwhile, add boiling water to gelatin mixes in small bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Whisk cream cheese in large bowl until blended. Gradually whisk in gelatin. Refrigerate 30 min. or until chilled.
4. Whisk 1 cup COOL WHIP into gelatin mixture; pour over crust. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
5. Spread remaining COOL WHIP over dessert; top with chocolate curls and cherries. Garnish with sifted powdered sugar just before serving.