Old Glory Dessert

LorenLou's Note:

Delicious, cheesecake-like dessert perfect for any red, white and blue holiday! And fun for the kids to make! Source: Quick Cooking magazine

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough (or 2 cups homemade cookie dough)
• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened (I use light)
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, cut into quarters lengthwise

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Press the cookie dough into a greased jelly roll pan (15x10").
3. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice with a mixer until smooth.
6. Set aside 1/4 c.
7. of this mixture.
8. Spread the remaining cream cheese mixture over the crust.
9. Place the strawberries in horizontal rows to resemble U.
10. S.
11. flag, and place blueberries in upper left corner of flag- be sure to leave a space between each one to pipe the"stars".
12. Place the 1/4 c.
13. reserved cream cheese into a pastry bag with a star tip (or you may simply place in a small ziploc bag, and cut a small hole in the corner).
14. Beginning in one corner, pipe"stars" in the spaces between the blueberries.
15. Refrigerate until ready to serve.