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.