Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza
Quick Cooking
Prepared cookie dough and instant pudding mix hurry along the preparation of this lovely layered dessert from Mary White of Lincoln, Nebraska. "It's a favorite at our house," she notes.
SERVINGS: 14-16
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1 tube (18 ounces) chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 cups cold half-and-half cream
- 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions:
Press cookie dough onto an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 13-16 minutes or until center is set and cookie is lightly browned. Cool for 5 minutes; gently run a flexible metal spatula under crust to loosen. Cool completely.
In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until blended. Spread over crust. In a bowl, whisk cream and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Spread over cream cheese mixture; sprinkle with nuts. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 14-16 slices.