Layered Coconut Cream Cheesecake Bars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 84 vanilla wafers, divided
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) package philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip topping, thawed, divided
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages jello instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 1/2 cups cold milk
• 1 1/2 cups baker's angel flake coconut, toasted, divided

Recipe

• 1 reserve 24 wafers. crush remaining wafers; mix with butter. press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. refrigerate while preparing filling.
• 2 beat cream cheese and sugar with mixer until well blended. whisk in 1 cup cool whip. carefully spread over crust. stand reserved wafers around edges.
• 3 beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk in medium bowl 2 minute stir in 1 cup cool whip and 3/4 cup coconut; spread over cream cheese layer. top with remaining cool whip and coconut. refrigerate 5 hours.