Preheat oven to 300 and line a 13"x9" baking pan with parchment paper (optional). This may make them easier to remove later. You can also make them directly in the pan, no non-stick baking spray required.

For the crust, stir together crushed vanilla wafers and melted butter until everything is coated and no dry crumbs remain. Press into prepared pan and bake for 9 minutes. Let cool.

Prepare the cream cheese layer by whipping cream cheese in an electric mixer until no lumps remain and it's nice and creamy. Add vanilla extract, carrot cake mix, and powdered sugar and mix until creamy. Fold in whipped topping completely. Spread over baked crust. Let set in fridge for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, decorate with orange jelly beans and green sprinkles to look like carrots, then slice into bars and enjoy.