Gumdrop Cookie Pizza

Colorful cookie crust pizza topped with gumdrops and chocolate is ready in just an hour - perfect for dessert.

Prep: 30 min | Total: 60 min | Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup small gumdrops*, cut in half
• 1/2 cup white baking chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In large bowl, mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg with spoon.
3. Stir in flour and baking soda (dough will be stiff).
4. In an ungreased 12 inch pizza pan, spread or pat dough (or spread or pat dough in 12 inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet).
5. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. Sprinkle gumdrops over partially baked crust.
7. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until edge of crust is golden brown.
8. Cool in pan for 30 minutes.
9. Place baking chips and shortening in small resealable plastic food-storage bag; seal bag. Microwave on High 1 minute. Squeeze bag until chips are melted and smooth.
10. Cut off tiny corner of bag; drizzle melted chips over cookie.
11. Let stand about 30 minutes or until set.
12. To serve, cut into wedges.

Notes

* Instead of gumdrops, top off this sweet pizza with jelly beans or other soft, chewy candies.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 80), Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 95mg Total Carbohydrate 35g (Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 24g ), Protein 2g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 4%

Exchanges:1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices: 2

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker