Cookie butter pie – rich, creamy cookie butter cream cheese filling on a crunchy, buttery cookie butter crust. Every bite of this no bake cookie butter pie is pure cookie butter bliss.
(Can’t get enough of cookie butter recipes? Try these soft and chewy cookie butter blondies with white chocolate chips. So good!)
We had a quick trip to New York at the beginning of summer and to us, a trip to the States is not complete without a trip to Trader Joe’s.
We’re big fans – we tend to go on zombie apocalypse hoard mode when we’re there.
So the other day I was looking at what has become our mini Trader Joe’s pop-up shop and decided I must do something with all this food.
Then I saw this peanut butter pie from The Pioneer Woman and thought I can definitely do a cookie butter version. So I did.
Imagine rich, creamy cookie butter cream cheese filling sitting on a crunchy, buttery cookie butter crust. Red brought some to work and her co-workers named it Speculoos Spectacular.
I’m too embarrassed to actually call it that lol but frankly, it is quite fantastic.
You may be wondering, what the heck is cookie butter anyway? It’s a jar of magic is what it is.
But if you want to get all dictionary about it, according to Taste of Home it’s a spread made from ground-up spice cookies called speculoos (think: gingerbread cookies).
It’s sorta kinda like peanut butter, but cookies. Bottomline – it’s delicious.
How to make
Back to this pie. It’s the easiest pie ever – to make and eat! Let’s make the crust first.
Crunchy buttery crust
You would need cookie butter cookies and melted butter. If you can’t find cookie butter or speculoos cookies, I think graham crackers or even Oreos would do just fine.
First thing you do is crush the cookie butter cookies until they resemble a coarse meal (I put them in a Ziploc bag and used my rolling pin to crush them).
Then combine the crumbs with melted butter and stir until the crumbs are evenly moist.
Press to the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish.
Why is this pie almost no-bake, you ask? It’s because you need to bake the cookie butter crust for 5-7 minutes for it to set. I can’t make it come together simply by freezing it so baked it, I did.
And it was worth the extra minutes I spent in the hot summer kitchen because the crust is to-die for.
While that’s in the oven, you can make your cookie butter pie filling.
Using a handheld electric mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cookie butter and cream cheese until well combined (make sure your cream cheese is soft/room temp).
Fold 2 cups of whipped cream a little at a time until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. Pour into your pie dish and smooth out the top. Sprinkle cookie butter crumbs.
Now the hard part – chill until set, preferably overnight.
I think Speculoos from Trader Joe’s is the brand most people recognize and go crazy for. It’s not available here in Canada but we have Penotti and Biscoff and they’re pretty great too.
If all else fails, Amazon carries all three brands!
You can serve this straight out of the fridge when it’s firmer and colder, or slightly room temperature when it’s softer. Either way, it’s delicious.
It’s very rich so we can really only eat a small slice at a time but find ourselves wanting mini slices several times a day.
It’s quite addicting. Now that you’ve been warned, go forth and make this pie. It is delicious!
Other recipes inspired by Trader Joe’s products
Do you like shopping at Trader Joe’s too? These recipes are packed with TJ goodies.
I used Pound Plus Dark Chocolate to make these chewy and chunky double chocolate cookies.
While these soft and chewy peanut butter fig bars are made with Fig Butter.
Cookie Butter Pie Recipe – (Almost) No Bake!
Equipment
Ingredients
For the cookie butter crust:
- 2 cups crushed cookie butter cookies plus extra for topping (see notes)
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
For the cookie butter filling:
- 1 14-oz jar creamy cookie butter see notes
- 1 8-oz block cream cheese softened
- 2 cups heavy cream whipped stiff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Crush the cookie butter cookies until they resemble a coarse meal (I put them in a Ziploc bag and used my rolling pin to crush them).
- In a small bowl, combine the crumbs with ½ cup melted butter and stir until the crumbs are evenly moist. Press to the bottom and a little up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes or until set. Take out of the oven and cool completely.
- Using a handheld electric mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cookie butter and cream cheese until well combined (about 2 minutes on medium-high). Remember to scrape the bottom and sides of your bowl.
- Fold the 2 cups of whipped cream a little at a time until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. Pour into your pie dish and smooth out the top. Sprinkle cookie butter crumbs.
- Chill until set, preferably overnight. Serve with whipped cream.
Video
Notes
- If you want to make this pie 100% no bake, you can use a pre-baked 9-inch graham cracker or Oreo pie crust.
- I used Speculooos but you can use any brand of cookie butter, like Penotti.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
Happy no-baking!
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Janine
Best pie recipe ever, my go-to pie for family and friends and it never disappoints!
Jolina
Glad everyone enjoys it Janine!
Jenna
Okay now this is just amazing!!
Megan
Oh my gosh! This pie looks so addicting 🙂 I’m sure I couldn’t stop with just one bite!
Bethany Naismith
This looks really yummy! I can’t wait to try it out for myself
Jolina
Thanks a lot Bethany! It’s quick and easy. Hope you like it!
Sandra Garth
Cookie butter is a rare treat because it’s in my house all willpower goes right out of the window. Thank you so much for sharing this at Celebrate Your Story and have a great weekend.
Jolina
LOL I know exactly what you mean Sandra! When we have it at home we can’t stop eating it too. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Rina
It looks great ! Absolutely delicious idea 😉 Can’t wait to try this out!!
Jolina
Thank you! Hope you like it.
Kristen
What a delicious looking pie! Will have to try this one for sure!
Jolina
Thanks a lot Kristen! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Joanna
I would have never thought of mixing peanut butter with cream cheese and make a pie so fast. I bet it is delicious. I can’t imagine the taste so I’ll have to try it out someday.
Jolina
Hi Joanna! Cookie butter is different from peanut butter so make sure to check the label when you go grocery shopping 🙂
Kandja
Creamy cookie butter and cream cheese as filling–no doubt I’ll bookmark this recipe. I can easily do this and have it with some tea. THanks for the recipe! xx
Jolina
We absolutely love it with tea (or coffee if you’re so inclined). Thanks Kandja! Hope you like it!
Natalie
Yum! We have a big jar of speculoos that would perfect for this
Jolina
Nice! You’re halfway there haha 🙂 Thanks Natalie!
Ty
Wow! 🙂 I have book marked this yummy looking recipe. I can not wait to try it.
Jolina
Thanks for saving Ty! Hope you like it!
Taylor Mobley
This looks absolutely mouth watering.
Jolina
Thanks a lot Taylor!
Tiina A
That pie not only sounds delicious it also looks super delicious. Gorgeous, tasty pics! I would love to have a slice right now after finished all that spinach I had for dinner.
Jolina
Hi Tiina! Thanks! And I think that’s the way to do it – veggies then a treat after haha 🙂
Christine
OMG. YUM. This sounds soooo good! Your beautiful photos and recipes get me every time!
Jolina
Hey Christine! Thanks a lot! 🙂