Icebox Cheesecake

Prep: 15 min., Chill: 8 hr.

Yield: Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1  (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup  powdered sugar
• 1  (8-oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  baked Butter Cookie Crust or
• baked Pretzel Crust
• 4  cups  assorted fresh berries, pitted cherries, or sliced fruit
• 1/2  cup  seedless blackberry jam
• 1/4  cup  orange liqueur

Preparation

1. Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Fold in whipped topping and vanilla; spoon into prepared crust. Cover and chill 8 hours.

2. Arrange fruit over cream cheese filling. Stir together jam and liqueur; drizzle over fruit.

Mascarpone Pie: Substitute 1 (8-oz.) container mascarpone cheese for cream cheese, 1/4 cup granulated sugar for powdered sugar, 2 cups whipped cream for whipped topping, and 1 baked Chocolate Butter Cookie Crust for Butter Cookie Crust. Prepare recipe as directed.