Lemon Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 packet Betty Crocker 17.5oz Sugar Cookie Mix
• 1 stick unsalted butter

  softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/4 cup water
• zest of lemon
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter

  cut up into chunks
• 2 oz cream cheese

  softened
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and 
• 2 Prepare a 9inch pie pan with non-stick spray.
• 3 In a large bowl, add in the sugar cookie mix and the softened butter. Cut the
  butter into the mix until it’s nice and crumbly. 
• 4 Take about 2 cups of the mix and pour it into the prepared pie pan. If there is
  extra you can make another pie or even mini pies.
• 5 Pack the crust mixture into the pie pan and work it’s way up the sides. 
• 6 Bake the sugar cookie crust for 10 minutes and set aside to cool.
• 7 In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, water, lemon zest, and lemon
  juice. 
• 8 Cook on medium-high heat until the mixture begins to boil and cook for about a
  minute longer. You'll know it’s ready when the mixture begins to get bubbles and
  thickens up, then remove from heat.
• 9 In a small bowl, pour some of the saucepan mixture in with the egg yolks and
  whisk together. 
• 10 Then pour the mixture back into the saucepan and continue cooking. 
• 11 Once the mixture begins to boil, cook for an additional 2 minutes.
• 12 Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the chunks of butter.
• 13 Pour the mixture into the cooled pie crust and allow it to rest for 15-20
  minutes. 
• 14 Cover the pie loosely refrigerate for at least 3 hours to allow it to set.
• 15 When the pie is ready, take your mixing bowl and stick it in the freezer for 15
  minutes. 
• 16 Once chilled, beat the cream cheese until creamy and then add in the rest of the
  whipped topping ingredients and mix until peaks form.
• 17 Spread the whipped topping over the chilled pie and garnish with fresh lemon
  zest.

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