recipe: sugar cookie peach pie

You MUST try this recipe that I found. When Luke and I came back from Colorado, we brought with us an entire crate of fresh and organic Colorado peaches! At first we just ate them, they were delicious and juicy and sweet, and I couldn't have possible imagined ever baking them or using them in recipes. Then after my 13th peach I changed my mind and decided it was time to find some yummy recipes. The first one I made was Pioneer Woman's Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce, which was so sinful that I probably should have said a prayer, and managed to only lasted 2 days in our household...which consists of two people. This was the next recipe I decide to try because...you know, we had like a million peaches left, and it was fabulous! I've never really been a fan of pie crusts. I was the kid that ate the pie filling and then got yelled at for leaving the crust...well with THIS pie the crust is a sugar cookie. Needlesstosay....I ate the pie crust. It was really yummy, too. Give it a try!

crust
1 (16.5 ounce) package sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup all purpose flour

filling
4 1/2 cups sliced peaches
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
3 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon dark rum

Peel and slice the peaches. Measure out 4 1/2 cups. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together the cookie dough and flour until combined. Press it out into a 9 inch pie plate. The sugar cookie crust should be about 1/4 inch thick.
Put the peaches in the sugar cookie pie crust. Place the crust in the refrigerator.

In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium low heat. Add in the flour and mix to form a paste.
Then add in the sugar and mix to combine.
Pour in the dark rum and stir. Increase the heat to medium and cook for about 3 minutes.

Take the pie out of the refrigerator and pour the sugar rum mixture over the peaches. Spread it out.

Bake the pie at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Then put foil over the edges of the crust and bake for another 10-15 minutes
The total baking time is 50-55 minutes. If your pie doesn’t look done, continue baking for 10 more minutes.
Cool completely on a cooling rack.
Enjoy!