Mrs Rowes Chocolate Cookie Crust Recipes

ALABAMA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet.
• Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small bowl; set aside to proof for 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together into the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl.
• Add the yeast mixture, oil, and milk and mix well.
• Knead in a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook or by hand for 5-7 minutes.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
• Cut out 30 rounds with a 2-inch biscuit cutter.
• Dip the bottom of 15 of the rounds into the melted butter and stack them on the remaining 15 rounds, to make a total of 15 biscuits.
• Arrange on the prepared baking sheet and let rise in a warm place away from drafts for 1 hour, until they double in volume.
• Preheat the oven to 425°; bake the biscuits for about 15 minutes, until nicely browned.
• Serve immediately.

MOCK CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Whisk sugar, flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour melted butter into the mixture and stir to incorporate. Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake crust in preheated oven until the sides are firm and the bottom bubbles slightly, about 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUMB CRUST

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.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Crumble the cookies into the work bowl of a food processor and process until finely ground. Alternatively, you can put them in a bag and whack them with a rolling pin until finely crushed. Pour the butter into the crumbs and mix (hands are best for this) until the butter is fully incorporated and the texture is that of wet sand. Firmly press the crumbs against the sides of a 9-inch (23-cm) pie pan, then against the bottom of the pan (the underside of a measuring cup works well for smoothing the bottom crust). Chill the crust for at least 15 minutes to help prevent it from crumbling when serving.
• Bake the crust for 10 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove it and allow it to cool before filling.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST

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.

NEW YORK CHEESECAKE WITH LORNA DOONE COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• For Crust:.
• Finely crush entire pkg of cookies, mix in the butter. This can be done in a food processor on pulse. Butter the sides of the springform pan. Press the cookie mixture into bottom of 9 inch springform pan. DO NOT BAKE.
• For Filling:.
• Beat together cream cheese, sugar, flour and zests (if using). Add the 5 eggs and 2 egg yolks one at a time. Add the vanilla into the cream, and then add the cream to the cheese mixture. Beat on low speed (it's easiest to use a counter top heavy duty mixer) until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Place the springform pan with crust in the center of a shallow baking pan (to avoid oven drips). Pour filling into crust, it will be completely full. Place in the middle of oven for 12 minutes. Reduce oven temp to 250F and continue baking (approx. 1 hr to 1 hr 15 mins) until the center is mostly firm but still has a slight jiggle. (A little jiggle is good, if you overbake it you will end up with cracks that can be covered with a nice fruit topping to hide your sin).
• After removing from oven, run a knife around the edge and cool on a rack for 6 hours Remove side of springform pan and transer to a flat plate.
• It can be kept refrigerated for up to 2 weeks (good luck on it still being around), but is best served after allowing to return to room temperature.