Gluten Free Dessert Bars: Lime Mint Shortbread

Ingredients:

• 1 recipe Gluten Free Shortbread Crust
• 1 - 6 oz. package lime Jello (or your favorite flavor) (regular or sugar-free)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups cold water (or cold fruit juice, if not adding mint) (or part vodka, rum, gin, tequilla)
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract (optional)
• 1 -8 oz. package gluten free cream cheese, softened (Philadelphia), cut into cubes
• 1/2 recipe The Perfect Homemade Sweetened Whipped Cream (optional)

Instructions:

1. In a 9 x 9 casserole dish, bake shortbread crust as directed in the link above; set aside to cool.
2. Once cooled, dissolve Jello in hot water, add cold water/juice; add mint extract and cream cheese; allow to cool a bit, or the cream cheese and jello may separate into layers (refrigerate 1 - 1 1/2 hours if adding nuts and/or fruit); pour into cooled crust; refrigerate until firm.
3. Slice into squares; top with sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

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