Patriotic Fruit Pizza

Ingredients

• 2.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 cups vegetable shortening
• 0.5 cups margarine , softened
• 2.5 cups white sugar , divided
• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract , divided
• 2 packages cream cheese , 8 ounce
• 3 large bananas , sliced, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice , or as needed
• 1 container fresh blueberries , 6 ounce
• 1 package fresh strawberries , 16 ounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.

3. 3

   Mash vegetable shortening and margarine together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; beat in 1 ½ cups sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture until forms a workable dough; spread into a rectangle shape on an ungreased 12x17-inch baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, mash cream cheese with remaining each 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Place sliced bananas in a separate bowl; gently toss with lemon juice to prevent browning.

6. 6

   Spread cream cheese mixture over cookie base in an even layer to cover; smooth. Place blueberries in neat, closely spaced rows in a square in the upper left corner for the stars. Arrange alternating rows of sliced bananas and sliced strawberries across pizza for the stripes. Refrigerate leftovers.