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!
Did you make no bake cookie butter pie? I’d love to hear from you in the comments section below.
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Robin
Absolutely Speculoos Spectacular bliss 🙂 Great work!
Jolina
Thanks Robin! You really are my #1 fan, eh? 🙂 Appreciate it!
Pam
This looks fabulous and so delicious. How great to serve this at a party this fall or as a dessert for the holidays!
Jolina
Thanks Pam! And you’re absolutely right, this would be fantastic to serve during the holidays 🙂
Elizabeth O.
Cookie butter became so popular and it’s difficult to resist having it on your toast! It’s really good. This cake is the perfect fix for your cookie butter cravings, really. And it’s easy to do! What more can you ask for!
Jolina
IKR? There was a time even that some stores limited people to 2 jars. Crazy!
Teresa
I don’t think I have ever had a butter cookie pie or even know what one is. I will have to try this as this sounds simply scrumptious!
Jolina
Hi Teresa! Cookie butter is a spread kind of that tastes like gingerbread 🙂 The popular brand in the States is Speculoos from Trader Joe’s. Check it out!
Nicole Escat
What a yummy cookie butter pie! I’m pretty sure kids would love to make this because it was no bake.
Jolina
Absolutely! They would need help with the crushing and the baking of the crust but other than that this is very easy for kids to do. Decorating would be a blast too. Thanks Nicole!
Borka
Rich, creamy cookie butter cream cheese filling sitting on a crunchy, buttery cookie butter crust. This sentence makes me cry how good it sounds. All the photos look great, I think I am going to die how hungry my eyes are. ( I just finished dinner )
Jolina
LOL you crack me up Borka! 🙂 I feel the same way when I’m scrolling through Pinterest haha. Hope you get to make this pie soon! It’s quick and easy and delicious!
Fatima
OMG this looks delicious! I would love to try out the recipe. Its too late right now but will definitely make it soon!
Jolina
Thanks Fatima! Would love to hear how it goes 🙂
Liz Mays
Oh this is such a fun dessert. That crushed butter cookie flavor sound super nice and I’d love that filling.
Jolina
Thanks Liz! The crust is really my favourite. Or maybe the filling. So hard to decide! Haha!
Neely Moldovan
This sounds very delicious and very easy! Win win in my book!
Jolina
And it is seriously both that 🙂 Thanks Neely!
Michele
UH OH–I am in Trader Joe’s almost every week because by Mom loves to shop there. Somehow I doubt those ingredients would make it into the cart and if they did they would be disappearing the minute I turned my back!! That looks so darn good and sounds delicious. Maybe I can sneak to the register without her seeing me?
Jolina
So jealous! We would be there every week too if we had it here in Canada. So yes, maaaaybee you can sneak some jars under the cart lol. The hiding and secrecy is so worth it haha. Thanks Michele!
Rose Sahetapy
I prefer non bake butter cream/cheesecake for the simplicity reason. Look at that delicious cream cheese and the whipped cream…yum!
Jolina
IKR? You don’t need to bother with water baths and the tops cracking 🙂 Thanks Rose! Hope you get to give this one a go.
Ana De- Jesus
Just those 5 minutes to bake the crust I bet made alll the difference. This cookie butter pie looks so good!
Jolina
I thought about it – crunchy crust or soft kinda soggy crust? I went with the crunchy one haha. Thanks Ana!
Dawn
Oh my goodness! This looks so creamy and dreamy, Jolina! If I make this, do I have to share? Pinning!
I love checking out all the foodie places when I travel and love finding new and different things that we can’t often get in Canada. So fun!!
I’m going to be thinking about this pie all day. Looks so freaking good 🙂
Jolina
You absolutely don’t have to share Dawn haha! 🙂 It’s really one of my pet peeves that we don’t have Trader Joe’s here, but oh well. I’m just thankful we live near-ish one (we have to cross the border though lol!).
Anne Marie
This looks absolutely divine! I cannot wait to try making this pie.
Jolina
Thanks Anne Marie! Can’t wait to hear about how it goes! 🙂
Tania Potter
Nooo, we don’t have creamy cookie butter here! I need to go and Google what exactly it is because this pie looks delicious.
Jolina
Hi Tania! There’s a link at the bottom of the post so you can see the exact brand I used 🙂 Hope you can find an equivalent or have the exact one delivered to you! It’s pretty awesome 🙂
Tania Potter
Thanks, Jolina, I’ll check it out.