Fruit-topped Triple Chocolate Pizza

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• 2 ounces chocolate baking squares (can be substituted) or 2 ounces chocolate chips (can be substituted)
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup cool whip
• 12 -16 strawberries (chopped or cut in half)
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or 1/4 cup hershey's syrup
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 press cookie dough into a ball, flatten and then on a floured pan roll into a 12-inch circle (should be about 1/4 inch thick).
• 3 bake for 12-15 minutes (cookie will be soft).
• 4 cool for 10 minutes.
• 5 using a bread knife or other long utensil, loosen cookie from pan then cool completely on the pan.
• 6 put chocolate and milk in a small bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute-stir until the mixture is smooth and all the chocolate is melted.
• 7 cool slightly.
• 8 combine cream cheese and powdered sugar, making sure it is mixed well.
• 9 stir in chocolate.
• 10 fold in the cool whip.
• 11 spread cool whip mixture over the cookie.
• 12 sprinkle strawberries (if chopped) over the cool whip and arrange mandarin oranges.
• 13 melt chocolate and oil together then drizzle over the fruit-i usually just use chocolate syrup as it is easier and still tastes wonderful.
• 14 refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 15 when ready to serve, cut like a pizza (for serving smaller groups) or into squares to make it stretch farther.