Ingredients

Fancy Fruit Dessert Pizza “Crust”:

1 20-ounce package store-bought sugar cookie dough, refrigerated

Fancy Fruit Dessert Pizza “Sauce”:

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

Fancy Fruit Dessert Pizza “Topping”:

Fresh or canned peach slices, drained

Whole strawberries, cut in half

Fresh or frozen blueberries, drained

Kiwi fruit, peeled

Raspberries

Grapes, no seeds

Bananas

Pineapple chunks or rings, drained

Apples, washed, peeled and cored

Mandarin oranges, drained

Fancy Fruit Dessert Pizza Glaze:

1/4 cup orange marmalade (can also use apricot, strawberry or raspberry)

1 Tbsp water

Optional Drizzle:

1/2 cup chocolate chips, melted

Preparation

  1. Pre-Heat oven to 375F
  2. Slice cookie dough as directed on package
  3. Arrange cookie dough in single layer in bottom of a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. (A large pizza pan will also work).
  4. Using floured fingers, press dough evenly onto pan to form crust
  5. Bake at 375F for 16-20 minutes or until golden brown
  6. Cool crust completely
  7. While crust is cooling, in a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy
  8. Spread mixture over cooled cookie crust
  9. Refrigerate several hours
  10. Arrange fruit in attractive layers or designs over cream cheese “sauce” layer
  11. Combine marmalade and water into a glaze and carefully brush glaze over fruit
  12. Drizzle warm chocolate chip mixture for additional sweet topping
  13. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving
  14. Cut into slices or squares and serve immediately
  15. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator