DIRECTIONS:

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Add the nuts and pulse until finely ground. Add butter and brown sugar and pulse to combine. 

Step 2
Transfer the mixture into a 9 inch pie dish. Press firmly onto the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Bake until firm and slightly darkened in color, about 15 minutes. If the crust slides down, carefully press back up and let cool. 

FILLING

Step 1

Bring the cranberries, 1 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup water to a boil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Let mixture simmer until cranberries burst and most of the liquid evaporates, 10-12 minutes. Let cool; then puree in a blender until smooth. 

Step 2
Cook cranberry puree, brown sugar, eggs, egg yolks, salt,  lime zest and juice in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir with a rubber spatula, scraping down the sides of the bowl often, until curd thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. 

Step 3
Using an electric mixer, beat curd, adding butter a piece at a time and incorporating after each addition, until curd looks lighter in color, about 5 minutes. 

Step 4
Scrape into the crust and chill until firm, about 2 hours. 

Step 5
For the topping: Roll extra cranberries in a tablespoon of corn syrup and dry on a wire rack. Toss the cranberries with granulated sugar.

Step 6
Serve on top of pie with lime zest and fresh mint.