Taffy Apple Pizza - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (20 oz.) pkg. refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
3 Tbsp. flour
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 medium-sized apples
1 c. Sprite or other lemon-lime soda
cinnamon
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. caramel ice cream topping
1/2 c. chopped peanuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Remove 1/2 cup of cookie dough and reserve for another use.
Add flour to remaining dough and knead with hands to combine.
Press dough into a greased 9 x 13-inch cookie sheet.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely.
Blend cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla together until smooth.
Spread on cooled cookie.
Peel, core and slice (in thin slices) both apples.
Pour soda pop over apples to prevent browning.
Remove apples from soda pop and arrange on cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
Heat caramel topping slightly and drizzle over whole pizza, then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Yield: 12 to 16 servings.