zdask
Home
/
Food & Drink
/
Black Bottom Cookie Crust Recipe
Black Bottom Cookie Crust Recipe-July 2024
Jul 30, 2025 8:05 PM

  This supereasy crumb-and-butter crust is what I make when I want a crispy, crumbly crust, especially for custard pies. The kind of cookie crumbs determines the flavor of the crust—this one is chocolate, but the variations are limitless. For example, a gingersnap crust would pair well with Lemon Rub Pie (page 330), while graham crackers would work nicely with Apple Sour Cream Pie (page 351).

  

Ingredients

makes one 9-inch pie crust

  1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (from 6 ounces cookies) (see Know-how, below)

  2 tablespoons sugar

  Pinch of kosher salt

  4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

  

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  

Step 2

Combine the cookie crumbs, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and stir to mix. Pour in the butter and stir to combine and moisten all the crumbs. Spread the mixture in a pie pan, evenly pressing it over the bottom and up the sides of the pan to create a crust.

  

Step 3

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown and slightly firm. Remove from the oven and let cool; the crust will firm as it cools.

  

Know-how: Making Cookie Crumbs

Step 4

Place cookies in a food processor and pulse eight or ten times; then leave the motor running for about 10 seconds, until the crumbs are finely ground.

  

SARA’S SWAPS

Step 5

If you like, you can add new flavors and extra texture to the crust by adding 1/4 cup ground nuts, such as walnuts, pecans, almonds, or peanuts. You can also top this pie with airy meringue rather than whipped cream; just follow the instructions for preparing the topping in Bittersweet Chocolate Tarts with Pecan Crusts (page 347). If using meringue, top the pie while the custard is still hot rather than waiting for it to cool.

  Reprinted with permission from Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen: Soulful, Traditional, Seasonal by Sara Foster. Copyright © 2011 by Sara Foster. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Sara Foster is the owner of Foster's Market, the acclaimed gourmet take-out store/cafés in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the author of several cookbooks including The Foster's Market Cookbook, winner of the Best Cookbook Award from the Southeast Booksellers Association. She has appeared numerous times on Martha Stewart Living Television and NBC's Today show. She has also been featured in magazines such as More, House Beautiful, and Southern Living, and is featured regularly in Bon Appétit.

Comments
Welcome to zdask comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Food & Drink
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zdask.com All Rights Reserved