Star Spangled Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place cookies and sugar in a food processor; process until cookies are ground. Add melted butter; pulse just until combined. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth; gradually beat in milk., Spread into prepared crust. Refrigerate, covered, at least 4 hours or until filling is set. Top with berries before serving.

Steps:

• Press cookie dough onto an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and extract until smooth. Spread over crust. In center of tart, arrange berries in the shape of a star; add a berry border. Refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• 1. Gather the pie crust dough scraps together into a ball flatten. Place between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and roll 1/8 inch thick. With a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut the dough into shapes, rerolling and using the scraps. Set aside.2. Preheat the oven to 400°F. 3. In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice and water. Add the arrowroot powder and stir until well blended. Stir in the vanilla. If the mixture is too thick, add a few drops of water.4. In a large bowl, combine the frozen cherries and the sugar. Add the arrowroot mixture, stirring to coat the cherries. Pour into the prepared pie crust. Arrange the cutouts on top in an attractive pattern.5. Bake 30 minutes if the crust seems overly brown, cover the edges with oil. Return to the oven 10 minutes more, then slide a baking sheet under the pie, reduce the heat to 350°F, and continue baking until the filling begins to bubble, about 30 minutes more. Cool completely on a rack. NOTE: Be careful to use the correct amount of cherries in this recipe. Two 16-oz bags will make the filling too runny, but you could use 1 1/2 16-oz bags if you can't find the 12-oz ones. And if you've never used arrowroot powder before, it has more thickening power than cornstarch and doesn't break down as readily when heated. Arrowroot comes in a much smaller container than cornstarch because it can lose its thickening ability within a few months.EXCHANGES2 Carbohydrate1 1/2 FatNUTRITION FACTSCalories 201 Calories from Fat 62Total Fat 7g Saturated Fat 1gCholesterol 3mgSodium 59mgCarbohydrate 33g Dietary Fiber 2g Sugars 16gProtein 2g

Steps:

• Place chocolate morsels in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 20 seconds. Microwave at additional 10-second intervals, until smooth when stirred.
• Spread melted chocolate evenly in bottom of pastry shell; set aside.
• Place 1 cup white morsels and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on medium-high for 1 minute. Microwave at additional 10-second intervals, until smooth when stirred.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.
• Beat in orange peel and melted white morsels. Fold in whipped cream. Spread into crust.
• Arrange strawberry halves and blueberries on top of pie.
• Place shortening and remaining white morsels in a small, heavy duty plastic bag. Microwave on medium-high for 20 seconds; knead bag to mix.
• Microwave at additional 10-second intervals, kneading until smooth.
• Cut a very small hole in corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over pie.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice with electric mixer until blended; gently fold in whipped topping.
• Fold in chopped cookies. Spoon into crust.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with confetti sprinkles just prior to serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• 1. Chop cookies. Set aside.2. In small mixing bowl beat cream cheese on medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and lemon juice. Beat until combined. Fold in cookies and whipped topping.3. Spread in crust. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or until set. Garnish with sprinkles. Store in refrigerator.*NOTE: Soften cream cheese in microwave at high for 15 to 20 seconds.