Fruit Pizza Cookie

This might be one of my all time favorite desserts.  The cookie I use is my Cream Cheese Cookie recipe.  It is light and fluffy with a hint of almond.  The topping is lighter than a cream cheese frosting and goes well with fruit.  You can top it with any fruit you'd like!  It's a refreshingly delicious dessert!  

Cream Cheese Cookie:

1 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
5 cups GF featherlight flour, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Place butter and cream cheese in a large stand mixer and mix together well.  Add sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract.  Mix together well.  Add 3 cups flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt.  Mix and then add 2 more cups flour.

Mix well and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.  You can speed chill for 30 minutes in freezer.  It works best to wrap in plastic wrap to chill.

Roll out on floured surface about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick, and use a cup to cut circles.  Bake at 350º for 9 - 14 minutes.  Don't over bake.  (Convection oven:  300º for 9 minutes.). Cool on wired rack.  

This recipe makes about 50 3-inch cookies.

Topping: 

3 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
8 oz whipped topping

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Using a mixer, combine until well mixed.

Wash and cut fruit.  Frost cookies with the topping.  Place fruit on topping.  

Make sure the fruit is dry before placing it on the cookies.