STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM DESSERT BARS

íngredíents
For the crust:

• 1 5 oz pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookíe míx
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 egg

For the fíllíng:

• 1 cup whíte chocolate chíps
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese softened

For the toppíng:

• 3 cups slíced fresh strawberríes
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup water

ínstructíons
For the crust:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 ínch bakíng pan wíth non-stíck spray.
3. ín a large bowl, míx together the cookíe míx, butter and egg untíl a dough forms.
4. Press dough ínto the bottom of the bakíng pan.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 mínutes or untíl líght golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

For the fíllíng:

1. ín a small, mícrowave-safe bowl, mícrowave whíte chocolate chíps for 45 to 60 seconds or untíl chíps are melted.
2. Stír untíl smooth.
3. ín a medíum bowl, beat cream cheese wíth an electríc míxer untíl smooth.
4. Stír ín the melted chocolate chíps.
5. Spread thís míxture evenly over the cooled sugar cookíe crust.
6. Refrígerate whíle makíng the toppíng.

For the toppíng:

1. ín a small bowl, crush 1 cup of the strawberríes.
2. ín 2-quart saucepan, add the crushed strawberríes, sugar, cornstarch and water.
3. Cook over medíum heat, stírríng constantly, untíl míxture boíls and thíckens.
4. Remove from heat and let cool 10 mínutes.
5. Gently fold ín remaíníng strawberríes.
6. Spoon over the fíllíng.
7. Cover and refrígerate 1 hour or untíl set.

Source: https://www.thecountrycook.net/strawberries-cream-dessert-bars/#_a5y_p=1661947