Cookie

Crumb Crust

You can eat cookies as is and enjoy it with

other desserts as well. The best way to do

that is to make a cookie crust for

cheesecakes, ice cream cakes, tarts and

pies. As the base for these desserts, cookies

fulfil their culinary use rather ingeniously and

effectively. It’s like having two desserts in

one with these combinations.

To make a cookie crust, select first the

cookie that will complement the flavors of

the ice cream cake, cheesecake or pie.

You can use just about any cookie as long

as they are crunchy. You want a sturdy

crust to be able to take all these desserts,

which the crumbs of the crunchy cookies

can produce.

Use chocolate sandwich cookies, graham

crackers, ginger snap, butter cookies,

vanilla wafer or shortbread cookies to

make your cookie crust. More unusual

cookie crust alternatives include chocolate

chip cookies (the chips may be a bit

distracting, unless you’re having a

chocolate tart) and amaretti cookies for an

Italian-inspired tart. You can also use