“Life is uncertain. Eat
dessert first.”- Ernestine Ulmer
The family cook of yesteryears had the skill and expertise to
make so many good foods for her family. Making a homemade pie or dessert crust
is a lost art as so many of today’s cooks are turning to store bought pie
crusts. Making pie crust is easy, inexpensive, and taste so much better than
store-bought.
Since the holidays are right around the corner, I would like
to share with you a simple cookie crust recipe that can be used for pies or as
a crust for a dessert such as cream cheese cake. This charming and old
fashioned recipe is simple to make.
Cookie Crust
2 cups of unbleached
all-purpose flour
½ cup of
sugar
½ cup of
butter cut into pieces (The
Texas Pioneer Woman: Easy Homemade Butter)
1 large egg
2
tablespoons of buttermilk (How
to Make Your Own Buttermilk - Texas Pioneer Woman Blog - GRIT Magazine)
1 to 2
tablespoons of Amaretto liqueur, rum, or brandy (optional)
Sift the flour
into a bowl. Add the sugar and cut the butter into the dry ingredients using a
pastry blender or a fork. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well.
Form into a
ball, wrap with plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
Roll out
dough.
Transfer to
dough to pan and use fingertips to help dough fit the pan.
Now all that is left to do is to fill the
crust with something sweet and tasty, and bake until done.
There is nothing better than a homemade dessert served with a
cup of hot coffee or a tall glass of cold fresh milk. Treat your family to
something homemade fresh from your kitchen this weekend!
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