Yummy Chocolate Or Gingersnap Cookie Crumb Pie Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk together gingersnap crumbs, brown sugar, flour, and salt. Add butter and stir until mixture is well combined. Press some of the mixture against the side of the bowl with your fingers. If the crumbs do not hold together, add cold water, a little at a time, up to 1 tablespoon, and stir to combine.
• Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate, evenly covering the bottom and sides. Transfer to freezer and chill for 10 minutes. Place pie plate on a baking sheet and bake until crust is fragrant and set, about 10 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack; let cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven, 350 degrees.
• Process cookies in food processor until crumbed. (Can use blender or rolling pin filled with cookies in Ziploc bag.).
• Mix crumbs, sugar, vanilla, and butter.
• If desired, reserve 2 tablespoons of crumb mixture for garnish.
• Press mixture firmly and evenly against bottom and side of 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake 10 minutes. Cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Pulverize the ginger snap cookies in a food processor if you have one, if not, you can crush them with a rolling pin.
• Combine the first three ingredients and mix well.
• Using your fingers, press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie pan.
• To smooth and pack the crust, place another 9-inch pie pan down into the crust (as if you are stacking the pans) and press firmly.
• Brush the crust with egg white. (optional).
• Bake about 10 minutes at 375° or less. Watch closely as you do NOT want to overcook this crust.
• Remove from the oven and cool before filling.
• Goes great with my Super Easy Pumpkin Spice Dip recipe, or any pumpkin, sweet potato, or key lime pie that does not require baking.

Steps:

• Place rack to middle position and pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place cookies in large zip-lock plastic bag and crush with rolling pin.
• (Or use food processor) Transfer crumbs to medium bowl, drizzle with butter, and mix with fingers until well combined Pour crumbs into 9-inch Pyrex pie plate.
• Press crumbs evenly onto bottom and up sides of pie plate.
• Refrigerate for 20 minutes to firm crumbs, Bake until crumbs are set, about 10 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Put the cookies in the container of a food processor; process them until they are finely ground.
• Transfer crumbs to a mixing bowl; combine crumbs, butter, salt, and vanilla; stir until the crumbs are moistened.
• Press mixture evenly across the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate and all the way up the sides of the pan; pack tightly so crust is even and compacted.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 6-8 minutes or until crisp.
• Let cool completely before filling.
• May wrap crust in plastic wrap and freeze for 1 month.

Steps:

• Preheat oven, 350 degrees.
• Process cookies in food processor until crumbed. (Can use blender or rolling pin filled with cookies in Ziploc bag.).
• Mix crumbs, sugar, vanilla, and margarine.
• If desired, reserve 2 tablespoons of crumb mixture for garnish.
• Press mixture firmly and evenly against bottom and side of 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
• For Vegan option use a Vegan cookie.