Fruit Pizza Dessert

I’ve seen many recipes for this fruity dessert. I think this one is tastiest. It uses refrigerated sugar cookie dough for the base.  Just roll the cookie dough out, bake and add the rest of the ingredients. You can also make individual, miniature fruit pizzas using shortbread cookies.  Make them the day before, cover with plastic wrap, place in the refrigerator. The next day, the cookies will become soft from the filling and fruit, serve as is, delicious. Consider using all kinds of berries, sliced peaches (fresh or canned), bananas, canned mandarin oranges, strawberries, kiwi, passion fruit. A light ending to your meal.

Crust
1 package (18oz) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

Preheat oven to 350°F.

1. Unroll the refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
2. Begin flattening out the dough onto a 12” pizza pan, or 9″ x 13″ baking pan with raised edges.
3. Work the dough until it is spread out to the outer edges of the pan.
4. Bake until lightly brown, about 10 – 12 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely.

Filling

• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 8oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. With an electric mixer, in a medium bowl combine sugar and egg, beat until sugar is dissolved.
2. Add cream cheese, sour cream and vanilla, beat until creamy. Add more sour cream if filling is too stiff to spread.
3. Spread filling on cookie crust.
4. Beginning in the center of the pizza begin adding fruit in a circular fashion, or make your own design.
5. Refrigerate until you are ready to eat.

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