Recipe: Glazed Fresh Strawberry Pie with Cookie Crust

Glazed Fresh Strawberry Pie with Cookie Crust
alt.cooking-chien/Bill & Nancy Shankweiler/1999

COOKIE PIE CRUST:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup lightly salted butter

GLAZE:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh strawberries
3 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 3 teaspoons water
1/8 teaspoon salt

3 cups fresh strawberries
Whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make crust, sift flour with sugar; cut in butter until mixture is mealy. Press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch pie pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Cool.

To make glaze, simmer water, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1 cup strawberries 5 minutes, until syrupy. Stir in cornstarch and water, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and the salt. Simmer 3 minutes longer, until thick. Cool slightly.

Place remaining strawberries in shell. Pour glaze over berries. Chill 2 to 3 hours, just until set. Serve with whipped cream.