Press-in Cookie Pie Crust (variations)
"This is a wonderfully easy and foolproof way to make a 9" cookie crust. I've used graham crackers, vanilla wafers, oreos, and Galletas Maria. Using a flat bottomed glass to pat down the crust gives you a nice, firm base."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (35 g)
- Calories 116.2
- Total Fat - 9 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.1 g
- Cholesterol - 30.4 mg
- Sodium - 345.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 5.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 4.7 g
- Protein - 4 g
- Calcium - 3.7 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor, pulse the cookies until they are finely ground (you should have about 1 1/2 cups). Add sugar, salt, and butter and pulse until combined.
Step 2
Firmly press crumb mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. (If using a springform pan, press crumbs halfway up sides.) Bake until the crust is dry and set, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack before filling.
Tips
- Food processor