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Strawberries & Cream Dessert Squares is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Strawberries & Cream Dessert Squares is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook strawberries & cream dessert squares using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Strawberries & Cream Dessert Squares:

1. Make ready CRUST:
2. Get pouch (1 lb. 1.5 oz) betty crocker sugar cookie mix
3. Make ready butter or margarine, softened
4. Get egg
5. Prepare FILLING:
6. Prepare white vanilla baking chips (6 oz.)
7. Take cream cheese, softened
8. Take TOPPING:
9. Make ready sliced fresh strawberries
10. Get sugar
11. Make ready cornstarch
12. Take water
13. Get to 12 drops red food color, if desired

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Instructions to make Strawberries & Cream Dessert Squares:

1. Heat oven to 350℉. Spray bottom only of 15 x 10 x 1 or 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2. In a small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips uncovered on high 45 to 60 seconds or until chips are melted and can be stirred smooth. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in melted chips until blended. Spread mixture over crust. Refrigerate whie making topping.
3. In a small bowl, crush 1 cup of the strawberries. In a 2 quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in crushed strawberries and 1/3 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in food color. Cool 10 minutes. Gently stir in remaining 3 cups strawberries. Spoon topping over filling. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set; serve within 4 hours. Store covered in refrigerator. Makes 20 servings.

Strawberries get darker after picking them, but not sweeter. Try to get your strawberries at your local farmer's market! Strawberry is any of the various, low-growing perennial plants of the genus Fragaria in the rose family (Rosaceae), as well as the name for the edible, aggregate fruit of this plant, which is generally red when ripe, but can also be green, white. Elsanta: one of the most cultivated varieties. Elsanta is a very firm strawberry variety with a good shelf life.

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