Chocolate Butter Cookie Crust

This recipe goes with Mascarpone Pie

Yield: Makes one 9-inch crust

Ingredients

• 2 1/2  cups  chocolate-flavored butter cookie crumbs (about 1 1/2 [7.25-oz.] packages)
• 1/4  cup  powdered sugar
• 1/3  cup  melted butter

Preparation

Stir together all ingredients; firmly press crumb mixture on bottom, up sides, and onto lip of a lightly greased 9-inch pieplate. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack, and cool crust 1 hour or until completely cool before filling.

Note: For testing purposes, we used Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Chessmen Cookies for chocolate-flavored butter cookies.