131 shortbread crust recipes

Buttery shortbread crust for cheesecakes and tarts, hand-mixed with unsalted butter, egg yolk, flour, and sugar. Bake the base, line the sides, then seal with egg white to prevent sogginess.

Peanut pie with a shortbread cookie crust bound by peanut butter, packed with peanut butter cookies and roasted peanuts in a gooey brown sugar custard. Triple peanut, double cookie.

cookies made from leftover pie crust with cinnamon sugar

Austrian cheesecake made with sieved cottage cheese, whipped egg whites, golden raisins, and lemon zest on a shortbread crust. Lighter than New York style, with a soufflé-like crumb.

Lemon buttermilk pie is a silky Southern custard pie, tangy with buttermilk and fresh lemon, baked low and slow in a blind-baked crust until just set. Chill it cold for a clean, creamy slice.

This is a wonderful and light dessert to offer people as a contrast to the heavy holiday meals and desserts normally offered at this time.

Outstanding combination of cranberry sauce and cream cheese whipped together into this fluffy no-bake frozen pie recipe. It's love at first bite.

No-bake creamsicle pie with orange Jell-O and whipped topping in a shortbread crust. Light, fluffy, and bursting with that classic orange-vanilla flavor everyone loves.

An absolutely wonderful apple pie that will remind you of simpler days.

Frozen no-bake blueberry pie with a creamy sweetened condensed milk filling, tangy lemon juice, and whipped topping layered with blueberry pie filling in a shortbread crust. 20 minutes to assemble, then just freeze and serve.

An authentic Dutch cheesecake made with grated Gouda cheese instead of cream cheese, lightened with beaten egg whites and studded with golden raisins. Baked in a shortbread tart crust with lemon.

Italian ricotta cheesecake with candied orange and lemon peel, golden raisins, and a splash of amaretto in a shortbread crust. Lighter and less sweet than American cream cheese cheesecake, dense in a softer way.

Polish cheesecake (sernik) made with drained cottage or farmer's cheese, eggs, and a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping over shortbread crust. Old-world dessert that's lighter than New York-style.

Irish curd cake: a traditional sieved cottage cheese cheesecake in a shortbread crust with lemon zest and a sugar-butter glaze. Light alternative to heavy American cheesecake.

Layered pumpkin walnut pie hides a buttery brown-sugar walnut praline beneath a creamy, cream-cheese-rich pumpkin custard in a shortbread crust, crowned with baked pastry leaves. A Thanksgiving showpiece.

I love this french cheesecake, it is one of my favorite cakes.