At the last potluck I was at, someone brought in one of those fruit pizzas on a cookie crust and while I thought it was delish...I wanted to make my own. And it was a huge success. (see above) So here's the recipe;
Crust
1 stick marg. softened
1/2 C sugar
1 egg *
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp vinegar
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
Icing
3 oz cream cheese, softened
3 T. cool whip
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1-2 T milk
Toppings
Strawberries, sliced
Kiwi, sliced
raspberries, blueberries, drained mandarin oranges, toasted coconut (bananas don't work too well as they brown quickly)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Cream margarine and sugar together with mixer, beat the egg in a small bowl and only add half to mixer bowl, beat in vanilla and vinegar until well blended, mixture will look curdled. Mix dry ingredients together and add slowly to wet mixture and mix until flour is no longer visible. Form into a small disk on a floured board and transfer to a 13" pizza pan sprayed lightly with vegetable spray. With a rolling pin roll out the cookie dough to the edges of the pan, about 1/8" thickness. Bake for 7-8 mins or until golden brown. Let cool completely before icing. Beat the cream cheese until smooth in small bowl, add whip cream, orange zest and powdered sugar beating until frosting consistency, using the milk to thin if necessary. Spread onto cooled cookie crust. Add sliced fruit and sprinkle with coconut. Serves 12. (or 6 as the case may be!)
* This recipe is actually half of a sugar cookie batch. So if you double it you can make regular cookies and use the whole egg.
