Woolworth’s icebox cheesecake is light, cool, and easy to pair with a crust that adds either restraint or contrast. Vanilla wafers, shortbread, Biscoff, gingersnaps, chocolate wafers, pretzels, and nut-based crumbs each offer a different balance of flavor, texture, and sweetness.
Essential Concepts
Best crusts: vanilla wafer, shortbread, Biscoff, gingersnap, chocolate wafer, pretzel, almond, pecan
Aim for fine crumbs, enough butter, light salt, firm chill
Match the crust to the filling and topping
