Strawberry Dessert - Todd's Favorite

Crust:
1 cup pecans (finely chopped)
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp sugar

Mix together & pat into 2 pie plates or 1 9 x 13" glass pan
Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool.

Cream Cheese Filliing:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 large cool whip (2 1/2 cups cream whipped)

Cream the cream cheese and icing sugar together, whip in the cream until consistency is smooth. Spread onto cold crust.

2 pints Strawberries (washed, dried - sliced in 1/2)

Arrange on top of cream cheese filling. Cover with cooled glaze.

Glaze:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp Cornstarch
1 pkg strawberry jello (85 grams (1/2 cup))

Mix sugar with cornstarch in a small saucepan. Add water. Bring to a boil - stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat. Add strawberry jello. Mix until dissoved. Cool until slightly warm (not hot - but not cold). Pour carefully over arranged strawberries. Refrigerate. Chill at least one hour . Cut in pieces and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.