Monday, October 11, 2010

Taffy Apple Pizza

INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg (18 oz) sugar cookie dough
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 med granny smith apples
1/4 cup caramel topping
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

Directions.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Flatten dough onto 14 in pizza pan.  Bake 16-18 minutes or until light golden brown.  Let cool.  (Underdone is better in this case, it gets hard to eat if the crust is crunchy.)
2.  Combine cream cheese, brown sugar, peanut butter, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Spread evenly over cookie dough. 
3.  Peel, core, and slice apples and place evenly over cream cheese mixture.  (I toss apples in lemon juice to prevent browning and often chop the apples instead of slicing them so it is easier to eat.)
4. Microwave caramel for 30-45 seconds.  Drizzle evenly over apples.  Sprinkle chopped nuts over caramel. 

This is delicious!  It is a pampered chef recipe and we love it, especially in the fall.  I make it every year for Josh's birthday, so I made it last week, and I already want to make it again.

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