Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 lb vanilla cream cookies, about 34 cookies, divided
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- Filling:
- 1 small box (3.3 oz) strawberry jello
- 1 cup boiling water
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 10 strawberry wafer cookies, about 4 oz
- Topping:
- Half a small tub of whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Crust:
- Process 26 vanilla cream cookies into fine crumbs and blend with melted butter until crumbly.
- Press into a greased 10-inch springform pan and freeze for 15 minutes.
- Filling:
- Dissolve strawberry jello in boiling water and cool without refrigerating.
- Beat cream cheese with granulated sugar until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream with powdered sugar to stiff peaks.
- Combine half the whipped cream with the cream cheese mixture and the other half with the cooled strawberry jello.
- Layer half of the strawberry mixture over the crust, freeze for 15 minutes, then layer the cream cheese mixture and top with remaining strawberry mixture.
- Topping:
- Crush the remaining vanilla cream cookies and strawberry wafers, adding food coloring for a pink hue if desired.
- Sprinkle over the cheesecake and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Garnish with whipped topping before serving.
Notes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 12