Strawberry Delight Dessert

Ingredients

Base

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/4 cups flour

Cream Cheese Layer

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup slivered almond, finely chopped

Strawberry Layer

• 170 g strawberry gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water

• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, completely thawed

Garnish

• whipped cream or Cool Whip
• strawberry slices, fresh

Directions

1. 1

   Mix base ingredients together. Press into 9"x13" pan. Bake at 350F 20-25 minutes. Watch carefully near the end that it doesn't overbrown. Cool completely.

2. 2

   Mix cream cheese layer ingredients together till well blended. Spread over base. Chill.

3. 3

   Mix strawberry layer ingredients. VERY IMPORTANT: the strawberries need to be completely thawed or it will not set up properly. Pour over cream cheese layer.

4. 4

   Chill overnight. Garnish with your choice of topping. I like to cut into individual servings and pipe a dollop of whipped cream and a slice or two of fresh strawberry on each.