Layered Mango Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. butter or margarine
8 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
1 c. water
1/4 c. lemon juice
5 c. diced ripe mango

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In a bowl, combine flour and 1/2 cup of sugar.
Cut in butter.
Press evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Beat cream cheese with 1/2 cup of sugar.
Fold in whipped topping and vanilla.
Spread over cooled crust.
Chill until firm.
Soften gelatin in water.
Add boiling water and the remaining 1 cup of sugar.
Stir until gelatin dissolves.
Stir in lemon juice and mangoes.
Carefully spoon over cream cheese layer.
Chill until firm.
Cut into serving pieces.
Makes 24.