Key Lime Cheesecake Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups coconut cookies (coconut bar cookies, finely crushed)
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
1/3 cup lime juice
3 drops green food coloring (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Mix crumbs, butter and sugar; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
Beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add peel, juice and food coloring; mix well. Pour into crust.
Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.