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Caramel Apple Sugar Cookie Pizza

Cinnamon sugar cookie pizza topped with caramel frosting, crisp apple slices, and a caramel drizzle will put you in the mood for fall.


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Brr it finally feels like fall in Pennsylvania! For awhile, the weather decided to be sunny and 80 degrees. Now I wake up in the mornings to FROST on my car. The mornings of running out to warm up my car while I finish getting ready for work are soon beginning. As the chillier weather settles in, it’s time to break out the fall festivities – apple picking, pumpkin carving, sweater wearing, leaf gazing – and I am bringing Caramel Apple Sugar Cookie Pizza to the party.


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Truth be told – I kinda hate caramel apples on a stick. I’d rather have apple slices dipped in caramel. Weird, right? It’s not the flavor combination at all; it’s the whole biting into a giant apple covered in caramel aspect. Maybe because I hate biting into candy apples, which then I relate to caramel apples. My solution is to make caramel apple things, such as this cookie pizza. I have no problem diving into this dessert.


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So why a cookie pizza? Because I’m lazy :D Ok so that’s partially true. Rather than take the time and make several dozen then frost several dozen, I just did one giant cookie and only had one cookie to frost and decorate.


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I wish dessert pizzas were more common. Growing up, there was a pizza buffet that served a dessert pizza. I always made sure I saved room for dessert, between that and the gooey cinnamon rolls. And somehow, a few cinnamon rolls would magically appear in my purse later that evening. Funny how they wrap themselves up in a napkin and sneak home with you. No need to sneak this cookie pizza home because I doubt there will be any leftovers!

Caramel Apple Sugar Cookie Pizza

Caramel Apple Sugar Cookie Pizza

Yield: 8-10 servings

Cinnamon sugar cookie pizza topped with caramel frosting, crisp apple slices, and a caramel drizzle will put you in the mood for fall.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Caramel Frosting

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup caramel (homemade or store bought)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease a round 12-inch pizza pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour. The dough will still be slightly sticky.
  4. Lightly flour your hands and press the dough into the pan. Bake until the edges are brown and set in the middle, 12-15 minutes. Cool completely.
  5. For the frosting: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, and salt until creamy and fluffy. Beat in the 1/4 cup caramel. Spread onto the cooled cookie pizza. Top with apple slices then drizzle 2 tablespoons caramel.
© Carla Cardello

Source: Adapted from Kelsey Nixon
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  4. While I love caramel apples on a stick, I also love dipping slices in caramel…and I know I’d love this. And so would the kids – it looks like a fun treat to make with them now that it’s chilly here on football weekends, too. Perfect dessert for those days!

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  5. I can’t stand caramel apples, I always feel like I’m going to lose a tooth. This is a great compromise and it’s also a giant cookie pizza. I can’t complain.

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  23. Cici’s, right? It was my daughters’ favorite place to go out to eat, most specifically for the dessert pizza. I can’t imagine why more places don’t offer it. Yours looks beautiful with all that caramel dripping everywhere!

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  24. haha I feel the same way about candy apples. Makes my teeth hurt to just think about them. However I so love caramel apples. I normally slice caramel apples with an apple slicer to make them easier to eat! :) The Caramel Apple Sugar Cookie Pizza looks (and sounds) amazing!

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  29. Carla, you’re not lazy, you’re brilliant! I also hate eating caramel apples too. They’re so unwieldy. You have to take a big bite, there’s never enough of a caramel to apple ratio, and the sticky stuff gets all over your face ‘n teeth. Not fun. I will however get behind this cookie pizza. It looks delicious and I’m loving your photos and food styling here. Beautiful!

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  30. I am so offended you didn’t invite me over when you made this. I mean seriously now. This is totally worth hopping on a plane for. Gorgeous photos and rocking recipe. I need to try this. Asap.

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