Fruit "Pizza" With Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust

8 Servings
1 hr

Fruit Pizza with Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust is an easy and delicious treat for the lazy days of summer! Refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough provides a tasty and time saving crust, topped with a cream cheese layer and decorated with the fruit of your choice, for a crowd-pleasing dessert.

This recipe is an oldie but a goodie, and one that my mother used to make, so it’s a keeper! The original recipe came from Pillsbury and called for a sugar cookie crust, but we prefer it with chocolate chip cookie dough, because –> chocolate!

 Start with a 16.5 oz. roll of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough for a 12-inch pizza pan.

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray your pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. Slice or break up your cookie dough in pan and press dough evenly in bottom of pan to within 1/2 inch of edge. Bake according to package directions and your oven, until golden brown. The package reads 16 – 20 minutes, my cookie crust took about 10 minutes in my oven.

Allow to cookie crust to cool completely on cooling rack, about 45 minutes. Spread with cream cheese layer and decorate with the fruit of your choice.

Fruit "Pizza" With Chocolate Chip Cookie Crust
Recipe details
  • 8  Servings
  • Prep time: 45 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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Ingredients
Cream cheese layer:
  • 12 oz. softened cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
  • Summer fruit of your choice
Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray your pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. Slice or break up your cookie dough in pan and press dough evenly in bottom of pan to within 1/2 inch of edge. Bake according to package directions and your oven, until golden brown. The package reads 16 – 20 minutes, my cookie crust took about 10 minutes in my oven.
Mix softened cream cheese with sugar and vanilla until combined. Spread mixture over cooled cookie crust with offset spatula.
Decorate your pizza with the fruit of your choice. I used sliced strawberries, halved green and red grapes, sliced bananas, blueberries, blackberries and pineapple tidbits. We like maximum fruit on our pizza, so I fit the pineapple tidbits in like puzzle pieces to fit the spaces between the strawberries and grapes. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Cut into slices and serve.
Tips
  • Use regular cream cheese, reduced fat or fat free cream cheese.
  • I like to use pineapple if I’m using banana, so I have the pineapple juice from the can to soak the sliced bananas in to keep them from turning brown. The pineapple juice is less tart than using lemon juice. Drain banana slices well after letting them soak 5- 10 minutes before adding them to your pizza.
  • If desired, glaze the top of fruit with apricot or apple jelly, heated in microwave 10-15 seconds until brushable. (I always omit this step.)
Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is
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