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Apple Dessert Pizza

Prep Time:30 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 minutes

Storebought refrigerated sugar cookie dough acts as a shortcut for this sweet dessert pizza. It’s spread with a lemony maple-mascarpone and topped with buttery cooked apple slices, tart dried cranberries, and crunchy pistachios for a party-ready treat. For more apple flavor, top this pizza with crushed freeze-dried apples instead of nuts.

Ingredients:
  • flour for dusting
  • 1 (16.5 to 18-ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, plus more for garnish
  • 1 (8-ounce) package mascarpone cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more as needed
  • 1/4 cup chopped pistachios or desired nuts, toasted
Directions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12-inch pizza pan with foil or parchment paper. Dust lightly with flour.
  2. Break or slice cookie dough into pieces and arrange on prepared pan. Let stand to soften slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Use your fingers to flatten dough to form an even crust 1 inch from pan edges, building up outside edge slightly to create a 1/2-inch crust.
  3. Bake until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slide crust onto a serving platter.
  4. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add apples and cranberries. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon zest. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl and cool completely.
  5. Beat together mascarpone and maple syrup in a small bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined. Spread mascarpone mixture to edges of crust. Top with cooled apple mixture.
  6. Whisk together powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; whisk in additional lemon juice as needed to reach drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over pizza. Sprinkle with pistachios and garnish with additional lemon zest. (Best if served within 1 hour.)
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