Strawberry Crumble Cheesecake Squares
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
6 HRS 25 MIN
Servings
24 servings
Ingredients
60
square shortbread cookies, divided
2/3 cup
butter, divided
1-1/2 cups
sugar, divided
1 tsp
vanilla
4
eggs
6 cups
sliced strawberries, divided
1/2 cup
whipping cream
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 325°F.
Step 2
Line 13x9-inch pan with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over sides. Reserve 20 cookies for later use. Finely crush remaining cookies; place in medium bowl. Melt 6 Tbsp. butter. Add to cookie crumbs along with 1/4 cup sugar; mix well. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
Step 3
Beat cream cheese, vanilla and 1 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
Step 4
Arrange 4 cups strawberry slices over crust, overlapping edges as necessary to evenly cover crust. Cover with cream cheese batter.
Step 5
Melt remaining butter. Coarsely crush reserved cookies; mix with butter and remaining sugar. Sprinkle over batter.
Step 6
Bake 50 to 55 min. or until center is almost set. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours.
Step 7
Meanwhile, beat whipping cream in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Step 8
Use parchment handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting into squares. Top with whipped cream and remaining strawberries.