FRUIT PIZZA

By gaster16

Ingredients

• Orange Sauce:
• 1- 18 oz. package refrigerated sugar cookies
• 1 - 8 oz. package cream cheese softened
• 1- 4.5 ounce package frozen whipped topping thawed
• 1 pint strawberries, halved
• 2-3 bananas sliced
• 1 - 1 lb. canned cling peaches drained
• 1 - 8 oz. can pineapple chunks drained
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Dash salt
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel

Preparation

Step 1

Cut cookie dough into 1/8" thick slices. Arrange cookie slices on lightly greased pizza pan, beginning 1/4" from groove of pan. Continue to arrange in circular pattern, slightly overlapping. Press lightly together to seal. Place baking pan in oven according to package directions and bake 10-12 minutes. Crust is done when edges begin to brown , top of crust will not be browned.

Blend cream cheese with whipping topping. Spread evenly over cooled crust. Arrange strawberry halves around edge of cookie crust. Place banana slices in circle next to strawberries, overlapping slightly. Place peaches in circle next to bananas. Mound pineapple chunks in center. Place several halves in center of pineapple.

Orange Sauce:

Stir together sugar, salt and cornstarch in small saucepan. Gradually stir in orange juice, lemon juice and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in grated orange peel. Cool. Spoon orange sauce over fruit. Cut pie in wedges and serve with remaining sauce.