ST. PATRICK’S DAY - RAINBOW FRUIT PIZZAS

LISA BOYD’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY - RAINBOW FRUIT PIZZAS

Cookie Crust

Ingredients:

1 ¾ cups flour

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp Kosher salt

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

½ cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1.         Add flour, baking soda, salt and butter to a large bowl. Cut softened butter into dry mixture using an electric mixer, pastry cutter, or two knives.

2.         In a separate bowl, mix sugar, egg, and vanilla.

3.         Mix sugar mixture into flour mixture and stir to combine. Wrap dough in parchment paper and chill in refrigerator for up to 5 days.

4.         When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F. On a floured surface, roll out chilled dough until it is about ¼” thick. Cut into circles (or any desired shape) and bake on baking sheet for 8-15 minutes depending on size, until crusts have a slight hint of color around the edges. Let crust cool on cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes.

Pizza Frosting

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter

3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 TBL heavy cream or milk

½ tsp orange zest

½ tsp Kosher salt

3oz room temperature whole fat cream cheese

Directions:

1-       Add all ingredients except cream cheese to a bowl. Mix with electric mixer until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl down with a spatula, add the cream cheese, and beat for another 2 minutes.

Assembly Instructions:

Generously spread frosting over room temperature cookie crust. Top with rainbow colored fruit in your desired design, being careful to keep the fruit out of direct contact with the crust. Enjoy!