••••HAPPY 75th BIRTHDAY DAD!!!••••

My Dad would LOVE these COOKIES!!!

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••••MORE PIZZA RECIPES TO COME••••

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••••PIZZA TIP••••

*IT'S DOWN TO THE WIRE. Time for dessert. Flatten out your favorite cookie dough on a pizza pan and bake a cookie pizza. Cool, and top with frosting and your favorite candies or sliced fruit.

(Source: Taste of Home magazine & google+ photo)

••••CALIFORNIA PIZZAS••••

*PIZZA COLLECTION*

•1/2 cup chopped onion

•1/2 cup chopped green pepper

•2 teaspoons canola oil

•2 flour tortillas (6 inches)

•1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

•1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

•1 medium tomato, sliced

•1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

•In a small skillet, sauté onion and green pepper in oil until tender. Place the tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet. Top with onion mixture, oregano, garlic powder, tomato and cheese.

•Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut each pizza into four wedges.

YIELD: 2 servings.

(Source: Taste of Home••Comfort diet food••SHEILA MARTIN••LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA)

••••SANTA FE CHICKEN PITA PIZZAS••••

*PIZZA COLLECTION*

•4 pita breads (6 inches)

•1/2 cup refried black beans

•1/2 cup salsa

•1 cup cubed chicken breast

•2 TB chopped green chillies

•2 TB sliced ripe olives

•3/4 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

•1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream

•1 green onion, chopped

•Place pita breads on an ungreased baking sheet; spread with beans. Top each with salsa, chicken, chillies, olives and cheese.

•Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with sour cream; sprinkle with onion.

YIELD: 4 servings

(Source: Taste of Home••Comfort diet food•••Athena Russell•••Florence, South Carolina)