strawberry dessert squares

NEWMANSTOWN, PA
Updated on Mar 13, 2011

This is a MOST requested Summer recipe!! Very refreshing for a summer BBQ! The 1st time I had this was @ My friend Traci's graduation party for her son, her sister "DEB" made this and I just had to have the recipe!! Pull this out and make it when you go Strawberry picking!! I have many recipes I "NAME" for the people who gave them to me, I think of them whenever I made their recipes!! THANKS Deb!!! XOX

prep time 30 Min
cook time 4 Hr
method ---
yield 12-15 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • CRUST
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter-room temp
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • FILLING
  • 8 ounces cream cheese-softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • TOPPING
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons strawberry jello
  • 3 cups sliced strawberries

How To Make strawberry dessert squares

  • Step 1
    Mix cookie crust ingredients, pat down into a 13X9 pan.Bake @ 350 for 20-25 min til golden. let cool.
  • Step 2
    Mix filling ingredients, spread over cooled cookie crust.Place cut strawberries over the "cheesecake" layer.Place in fridge while you make the glaze
  • Step 3
    In a med saucepan cook on med heat: sugar,cornstarch and water til thick and clear, whisking constantly. Add in the Jello,whisk and cook til mixed in and thick.Let cool for a minute.
  • Step 4
    Top with the glaze. Refrigerate til set- 3 hours or overnight.

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