Makesenough for a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie
- Active Time:10 min
- Start to Finish:1 1/4 hr
November 2006
Sweet crackers and cookies easily transform into delicious piecrusts. Be sure to use gingersnaps for the pumpkin ginger cheesecake pie and graham crackers for the chocolate s'more pie.
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5
tablespoons
unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
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1 1/2
cups
cookie crumbs (10 graham crackers or 24 small gingersnaps; about 6 oz)
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2
tablespoons
sugar
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1/8
teaspoon
salt
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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly butter pie plate.
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Stir together all ingredients in a bowl and press evenly on bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake until crisp, 12 to 15 minutes, then cool on a rack to room temperature, about 45 minutes.
Cooks' notes: To make cookie crumbs, break up crackers or cookies into small pieces, then pulse in a food processor until finely ground.
For
pumpkin ginger cheesecake, use 4 (not 5) tablespoons melted butter plus additional for greasing.
