How to make pie crust cookies

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What are pie crust cookies?

Pie crust cookies are cut out pieces of pie crust that are around the size of a traditional cookie. They will still taste like whatever pie crust you’re using to make them. Because of this, it’s important to use a pie crust that you know tastes great! 

If you’re using a good pie dough, they’ll be buttery and flaky.

Can you make cookies with pie crust?

Yes! You could use a homemade pie crust, store pie crust, or simply just the scraps of leftover pie crust to make pie crust cookies.

Pie Crust and Food Processors

Pie crust in a food processor is the easiest homemade pie crust ever! It is flaky, tender, and comes together almost effortlessly. Using a food processor for pie crust keeps all of the ingredients colder because you aren't handling them with your hands (body temperature melts the butter!) and the speed it brings the pie crust together helps cut down the amount of time you are handling the ingredients.

What You’ll Need for Pie crust cookies

• All-purpose flour
• Cold unsalted butter, cubed
• Salt
• Cold water
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For topping the cookies:

• egg wash
• cinnamon
• sugar

How to make pie crust in a food processor

Step 1— Add ingredients to food processor

Put the flour, salt, and cubed butter into a large food processor and pulse a few times to combine.

Step 2— Pulse to break up the butter

Add the butter and quick pulse 3-5 times until the smallest butter pieces are the size of large peas, it’s okay if you have some bigger pieces at this point. You don’t want them any smaller than that as the butter will be further broken up in the next step.

Step 3— Add liquid

Begin to add the cold water and then turn on the food processor while continuing to add all of the liquid.

Step 4— Let dough start to come together

Let it run until the dough begins to come together (the food processor will actually start making a louder sound when this happens). Once you’ve added all the liquid, you should only need to let it run for a few seconds more, less than 10 seconds total. The dough should not come together completely into a ball.

Step 5— Roll into sheets

Dump the dough out onto a clean parchment lined surface and roll into ¼" thick sheets. Top with an additional sheet of parchment and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Step 6— Form cookie shapes

Use cookie cutters to cut shapes in dough. Place each shape on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and top with cinnamon sugar mix.

Step 7— Bake cookies

Bake cookies in a 350F oven for 20 minutes, until the edges turn brown. Cool completely before serving.