Showing posts with label strawberry shortcake cookie bars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strawberry shortcake cookie bars. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Bars



These semi-homemade cookie bars are a quick and delicious
 celebration of the strawberry shortcake.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Pillsbury.com.




Ingredients

    • 1 package Pillsbury™ Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies
    • 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin (1 tablespoon)
    • 4 oz frozen (thawed) whipped topping (half 8-oz container)
    • 1 3/4 cups chopped fresh strawberries


Directions

Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.


Remove cookies from package; place cookies on cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool completely. (To speed up process, refrigerate cookies about 1 hour.)

Meanwhile, line 11x7-inch pan with cooking parchment paper.

Once cookies are cool, place in food processor. Cover; pulse a few times until all cookies are crumbled. 

Reserve 1 cup of the cookie crumbs. Pour remaining cookie crumbs into pan; press in bottom of pan to form crust.
In mixer bowl with paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and sugar until creamy and smooth. Add gelatin; stir to combine.
With rubber spatula, fold whipped topping and 1 cup of the chopped strawberries into cream cheese mixture. Spread over cookie crust. Top with remaining chopped strawberries.
Sprinkle reserved 1 cup cookie crumbs evenly over dessert; gently press with fingers. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.
To serve, cut into 5 rows by 3 rows to make 15 bars, or into 6 rows by 3 rows to make 18 bars.


Notes from Pillsbury

If you're on a vegetarian diet, you can leave the gelatin out, but remember to refrigerate a little longer.

These bars can be easily frozen and served as ice cream bars on hot summer days.


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