Easy Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake 🍓🍰 | No-Bake Dessert
This no-bake dessert is a refreshing twist on traditional strawberry shortcake. Layered with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and soft shortbread cookies, it’s a perfect make-ahead treat for any occasion.
Equipment
- - 9x9-inch baking dish or similar
- - Mixing bowl
- - Whisk or electric mixer
- - Spatula
Ingredients
- - 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- - 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- - 1 package 12 oz shortbread cookies
- - 2 cups fresh strawberries sliced
- - 1 tablespoon lemon juice optional, for added freshness
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Set aside.
- In the bottom of a 9x9-inch baking dish, lay down a layer of shortbread cookies, slightly overlapping if needed.
- Spread a layer of whipped cream over the cookies, followed by a layer of sliced strawberries.
- Repeat the layers—cookies, whipped cream, and strawberries—until the dish is filled, finishing with a layer of whipped cream on top.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the flavors to meld and the dessert to firm up.
- Before serving, garnish with additional fresh strawberries and a drizzle of lemon juice if desired.
- Slice and serve chilled. Enjoy!