Types of Cake With Whole Cookie Crusts
If you're interested in dressing up your dessert recipes, try replacing a traditional cake or pie crust with a cookie crust. Whole cookies are easily blended into a dessert with the addition of some moisture, such as melted butter. The cookie flavors will add an extra layer of flavor to your dessert -- something familiar and decadent that will make both kids and adults happy! Does this Spark an idea?
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Cheesecake With Chocolate Sandwich Cookie Crust
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Cheesecake is commonly made with a graham cracker crust. Try swapping them out with chocolate sandwich cookies, like Oreo cookies, for a decadent burst of chocolate flavor to your cake. The recipe technique is the same: crush 6 c. of cookies, and mix the crumbs with 6 tbsp. butter, 1/3 c. sugar and a pinch of salt. Press the mixture into your cake pan, and your crust is ready for your favorite cheesecake filling.
Banana Creme Pie With Nilla Wafer Crust
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Nilla wafers are a vanilla flavored cookie that work nicely as a delicious crust, especially when paired perfectly with a no-bake creamy banana pie. Crush 3 c. whole cookies into crumbs, and mix them with 1/3 c. melted butter until well mixed. Press into a 9-in. pie pan, and let it cool for a crispy and rich pie crust. Prepare a banana pudding mix according to package directions, and fold in 1 c. whipped cream. Top your crust with the pudding mixture and let it set.
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Creamy Coconut Cake With Coconut Cookie Crust
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When coconut cookies are blended with vanilla wafers and mixed with melted butter, they create the perfect luscious crust to pair with a matching coconut cake. Mix 2 c. smashed coconut cookies and 2 c. smashed vanilla wafers together. Add 1/3 c. melted butter, and mix well until all of the crumbs are moistened. Press them into the bottom of a springform pan. For the cake, mix 8 oz. cream cheese with 2 egg yolks and 1 tsp. coconut extract until well incorporated. Add 8 oz. sour cream and 1/2 c. cream of coconut to the mix. For added texture, mix in 1/3 c. shredded coconut. Add the cake batter to the spring form pan, and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
Tiramisu
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Tiramisu is an Italian, no-bake cake that utilizes whole lady finger cookies at the crust as well as in the filling. The lady fingers must be quickly dipped in cold coffee to flavor and then layered on the bottom of a square cake pan. Let the cookies dry in the pan while you make the filling. Mix together 16 oz. marscapone cheese, 3 beaten egg whites, 3 beaten egg yolks and 1 tbsp. coffee liqueur. Add a 1/3 of the mixture to the cake pan, and then add another layer of soaked lady fingers. Top again with the filling, and continue until you have completed 3 layers of each. The final layer should be of lady fingers. This acts as sort of a top crust, holding the entire cake in place. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
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