INGREDIENTS
18 oz
sugar cookie dough (you can buy the refrigerated tubes or make the easy recipe below
1/2 tsp
vanilla
1
package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
1/4 cup
creamy peanut butter
3
medium apples*
1/2
c.caramel ice cream topping
1 cup
salted peanuts, roughly chopped (may want to add a pinch of salt; I think the saltiness makes this dessert pop!)
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*The original recipe called for Granny Smith apples, but I thought these were too tart...I think a sweeter apple would do just fine in this recipe.
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Sugar Cookie Crust Recipe: (these ingredient amounts make TWICE the amount you will use for the pizza crust; I froze the other half for ready-to-make cookies for another day)
1 cup
butter, softened
1 1/2 cups
sugar
1
egg
1 tsp
vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups
all purpose flour
1 tsp
baking soda
1/2 tsp
baking powder