Chocolate Cookie Crust

Name: Chocolate Cookie Crust
Yield: makes one thick 9-inch crust or one thin 10-inch crust
Ingredients: 2 cups crushed plain chocolate cookies (without icing or filling); 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

January 24, 2012

A simple pie crust with countless creative possibilities, the Chocolate Cookie Crust has been paired with the Frozen Strawberry Margarita Pie (page 90) and Grasshopper Pie (page 94) in this book, but also consider using it with any of the lemon or peanut butter pies, or even the Spicy Pumpkin Pie (page 48). You can crush the crumbs using a food processor, rolling pin, or kitchen mallet. This crust should be baked before filling.

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