Strawberry Cheesecake Pizza

This is like a homemade cheesecake on a large sugar cookie! This is so good. Made it last night and just had to share the recipe. I'm pretty sure I got this out of a Taste Of Home cookbook. I did add a little jelly to the cream cheese mixture because I don't really like cream cheese and it was so good that way. The time does not include cooling.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12-16
• Yields: 1 pizza

Ingredients

• 6  tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Filling

• 8  ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2  cups fresh strawberries
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 2  cups  crushed strawberries

Directions

1. 1. Cream together margarine and 1/2 cup sugar. Beat for two minutes. Beat in egg and extracts.
2. 2. Combine flour, baking powder and salkt. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
3. 3. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Then, on a floured surface, roll doll into a 13-in circle.
4. 4. Transfer to pizza pan (the recipe says ungreased but I used Pam).
5. 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 22 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
6. 6. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over crust. Slice two cups of the strawberries and arrange sliced strawberries on top.
7. 7. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and crushed berries until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. (It wouldn't boil for me, I just cooked it for about 5 minutes until it was nice and thick). Cool slightly. Spoon over strawberries.
8. 8. Refrigerate until serving.