Dice your cold butter, add it to the flour, and using your hand break up the butter until you have small pea sized pieces or flakes.
Add your 7 tablespoon ice cold water and stir it in with a wooden spoon or spurdle. Once the dough start to clump together, use your hands to knead it into a ball. Stop kneading as soon as it forms a smooth dough.
Flatten the ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Roll out the pie dough and use as directed in your recipe.