Deep Dish Fruit Pizza

I made this last week for a Relief Society meeting where the theme was "Remember Your Roots". Everyone brought a traditional family recipe. I always remember Grandma Engel having a copy of Southern Living magazine around and baking delicious things from that magazine. Elephant Ears was one of them. I don't know for sure, but fruit pizza may have been one of them too. I had never had fruit pizza before she made it and I loved it. It is so nice in the spring and summer with all of the colorful fruits. I had not made it in a while, so I thought I would for this event. This recipe is from Pioneer Woman. I chose it because it makes a large rectangular pizza in a sheet pan and serves a lot! I used strawberries, mandarin oranges, nectarines, kiwi, and blueberries. You could also certainly use your own favorite sugar cookie dough recipe.

Ingredients

• 1-1/3 cup Shortening (may Substitute Butter)
• 1-1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Orange Zest
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 whole Eggs
• 8 teaspoons Whole Milk
• 4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 2 jars (13 Ounces Each) Marshmallow Creme
• 2 packages (8 Ounces Each) Cream Cheese
• Peaches
• Kiwi Fruit
• Blueberries
• Pears
• Raspberries
• Other Fruit Optional

Preparation Instructions

Cream shortening (or butter), sugar, orange peel, and vanilla thoroughly. Add in eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the milk and mix.
Sift dry ingredients together, then blend into cream mixture. Slightly flatten between two sheets of waxed paper, then refrigerate for one hour (or freeze for 20 minutes).
Press dough into a sheet cake pan OR divide the dough in half and roll each half into a large round, then transfer to pizza pans.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until cookie dough is cooked and golden brown, but not overly crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, whip together marshmallow creme and cream cheese until light. Spread onto cooled "pizza" crust, then decorate the top generously with sliced fruit. Slice into squares or wedges and serve.