Ingredients:
Crust:
- 1 package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1(8 ounce) cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1(8 ounce) tub of Cool Whip
Topping:
- 1(16 ounce) package of frozen strawberries (thawed)
- 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
- 1 Cup of sugar
On a medium pizza pan press the sugar cookie dough onto the flat circle shaped-pan. The crust should be about a quarter inch thick. Heat the oven to about three-hundred and fifty degrees, then bake for twenty to twenty-five minutes or until the crust is color of a golden leaf of Autumn
Mama Paul makes this almost every Wednesday for my brother and his friends, who come over every Wednesday for the traditional "Wing Wednesday."The day that I seldomly look forward to. The day of the week where every one of my brother's friends comes over, including Jackson, Bryce, John, Kyle, Colton, Cole, and sometimes Quinn. They all come to my house around six o'clock every Wednesday evening. This specific evening, the group included Brandon, Jackson, Bryce, Cole, John, Colton, Cole, and even Quinn. I remember coming home from school and walking in the door knowing that Mama Paul would be cooking something delicious.
Of course I was not disappointed. The house was filled with the divinely, sweet smell of sugar cookie. My mother had just taken it, the large circular sugar cookie, out of the oven. The cookie was, of course, perfectly cooked to a golden brown crisp. As she waited for it to cool, she began to whip the cream cheese with the powdered sugar. Mama Paul always whips it to a divine texture. After that she folds the mixture of cream cheese and powdered sugar to a tub of Whip Cream. By this time the clock had just hit about five o'clock.
About this time is when my brother's friend, Jackson, had walked in. He always comes earlier than everybody else. He came in to the kitchen to talk for my mom for a minute or two. Jackson is most of the time the most gentlemen-like of the group. he always is the one to talk to every body's parents and say yes ma'am and no ma'am. However, beware, he is also the more deceptive, devious one of the group. After he stopped talking to Mama Paul he would stick his finger into the unfinished Cool Whip filling to get a tiny taste.
By this time the golden brown sugar cookie crust has cooled off and has been filled the house with the divine smell freshly baked sugar cookie. Then Mama Paul spreads the filling on to the circular sugar cookie. Mama Paul is a perfectionist so she will not take any anomalies on her desserts. She gets up close to the unfinished dessert and gets eye level to where she can check the evenness of the filling, making sure that no one part of the sugar cookie pizza had no more and no less than the other parts.
By then the clock had hit about a quarter past five. Right about then would be about the time that the rest of the group begin to show up. First would come Cole. Cole is the one of the group that is best all around. He is the type of guy that is not too cocky. He would always come in and talk to Mama Paul, ask how she was doing , ask if she needed any help, and then go upstairs. Next would come Bryce. Bryce has his moments where you just cannot stand him, then he has his moments where he is fun to be around. After Bryce, would come Colton. Colton is almost the same as Bryce he has his moments. John would be next to come through the door. Good 'ole Johnny B, he is the type of guy you would love to be around. He would always be the guy to actually have a conversation and not the monotoned, boring conversation that you would get out of most of the group. He is definitely the wise guy of the group with the occasional sarcasm. Thereafter would come Kyle. Kyle is not the guy that you would want to get in a fight with because he could possibly kill you. Just like every cliche big guy he is kind inside and is good-hearted. Finally here comes Quinn ,always running late and cutting close. We all call him building because he is the more muscular guy of the group he is all about lifting weights and working out. The gang all there, upstairs of course playing Madden.
Hearing the occasional yell and stomp, Mama Paul continued to make the pizza. She started to cut the semi-frozen strawberries into small bits, followed by putting them into a medium sauce pan and the heat on medium, stirring constantly. After the strawberries are thawed to where there is a thick liquid from the frozen strawberries. Once the strawberries are thawed Mama Paul puts in the sugar followed by the cornstarch to thicken it.
Right about then the group is all there and has had time to order wings from Chicken Coop. Chicken Coop is the traditional place for every "Wing Wednesday." My brother's group goes there, my oldest brother's group went there, and the group before that. The boys all came down from upstairs one right after another galumphing down the stairs with the head of line, my brother yelling, "Bye, Paul!"
Followed by seven repeatings of "Bye Mrs. Paula!"
Mama Paul reciprocated, "Be safe, buclkle up, and don't speed."
The group all piled in to the old Yukon that they always take to go get wings. The vehicle originally meant for seven now held eight fully grown sixteen year old boys.
While the boys were gone Mama Paul allowed the topping to cool. Then she spread the amalgamation on top of the filling. Then Mama Paul put Cool Whip in the center of the pizza in a circular shape.After she put the topping on the dessert she washed fresh strawberries, cut them in halves then made a circular arrangement of four of the strawberry halves. Mama Paul then put the finished dessert into the refrigerator until the boys arrived home.
The boys returned home around six o'clock. They devoured their wings. Once they were done, Mama Paul took the Strawberry Pizza out of the refrigerator. She then served the Strawberry Pizza to the boys. The boys, being the savage beast they are, ate the pizza in a matter of minutes.
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