White & Black-Tie-Affair Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Crush 35 wafers; mix with sugar and butter until well blended.
2. 2
   Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.
3. 3
   Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until creamy.
4. 4
   Gradually beat in 1 cup milk.
5. 5
   Add dry white chocolate pudding mix; beat with whisk 2 min.
6. 6
   (Mixture will be thick.)
7. 7
   Add 1 cup COOL WHIP; stir until well blended.
8. 8
   Spread onto bottom of crust.
9. 9
   Top with 12 of the remaining wafers.
10. 10
    Beat remaining pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min.
11. 11
    Stir in 1 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP; spread over wafer layer.
12. 12
    Refrigerate 3 hours.
13. 13
    Meanwhile, melt chocolate as directed on package.
14. 14
    Dip 1/3 of each of the remaining wafers in chocolate.
15. 15
    Turn wafers slightly, then dip the opposite side of each in chocolate, leaving a V-shaped portion of each wafer uncoated in center.
16. 16
    Use toothpick to decorate wafers with some of the remaining chocolate to resemble bow ties.
17. 17
    Add buttons with small drops of the remaining chocolate.
18. 18
    Place on waxed paper-covered baking sheets; let stand until chocolate is firm.
19. 19
    Top pie with remaining COOL WHIP just before serving.
20. 20
    Garnish with decorated wafers.