Dessert Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small pkg. lemon jello
1 c. boiling water
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. chopped maraschino cherries
1 c. chopped pecans
1 small can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1 large (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (room temperature)
1 large container Cool Whip

Preparation

Dissolve jello and sugar in boiling water.
Cool until slightly thickened.
Beat the cream cheese.
Add jello and Cool Whip; beat until thoroughly mixed.
Fold in nuts, cherries and pineapple.
Refrigerate until set, 4 hours or overnight.