Pizza Cookies

Cookies:
1 C butter flavour crisco (golden crisco)
1 1/4 C granulated sugar, divided
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
1 C peanut butter
2 eggs
1 t baking soda
1 t vanilla
1/2 t salt
2 C all-purpose flour
2 C oatmeal, uncooked
Pizza Ssauce:
1 pkg milk chocolate chips (2c)
1/4 C butter flavour crisco

Heat oven to 350. For cookies, combine 1C crisco, 1C white sugar and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add peanut butter, eggs, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Mix about 2 minutes or until well blended. Stir in flour and oats with spoon.

Place remaining 1/4C white sugar in small bowl. Measure about 1/4C dough. Shape into ball. Repeat with remaining dough. Roll each ball in sugar. Place 4" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten into 4" circles. Bake at 350 for 8-20 minutes. Use back of spoon to flatten center and up to edge of each hot cookies to resemble pizza crust. Cool 5-8 minutes on baking sheet before removing to flat surface.

For pizza sauce: combine chocolate chips and 1/4C crisco in large microwave-safe measuring cup or bowl. Microwave at 50% (medium) for 2-3 minutes or until chips are shiny and soft ( or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat) Stir until smooth. Spoon 2 teaspoons melted chocolate into center of each cookie. Spread to inside edge. Sprinkle desired pizza toppings over chocolate.

Pizza topping ideas:
Mmmm - candy coated chocolate pieces
Beary good - gummy bears
Jumbo jewels - small pieces of gumdrops
Bubble gum-like - round sprinkles & balls
German chocolate - chopped pecans and flake coconut
Cherries jubilee - candied cherries & slivered almonds
Rocky road - miniature marshmallows & mini chipit semi-sweet chocolate
Harvest Mix - candy corn & chopped peanuts
Ant & logs - cashews & raisins

Pizza "cheese" drizzle: 1C of confectioners icing- put in resealable
sandwich bag. Seal. Microwave at 50% (medium). Knead after 1 minute.
Repeat until smooth (or melt by placing bag in bowl of hot water)
Cut tiny tip off corner of bag. Sqeeze out and drizzle over cookies.