Now that I have gotten hooked on the Bachelorette, I figured it was time to start watching Bachelor in Paradise as well. Instead of doing appetizers for this I wanted to do strictly desserts. I really have no idea what I am getting myself into with this show so here goes nothing haha

This gluten free cookie was so simple to make and you can’t even tell that it is gf! You could easily sub gf flour for normal flour if you don’t need food to be gf. It was easy to make into a big pizza like this but another option would be individual frosted cookies and bringing a fruit tray and they can add which fruits they would like!

Sugar Cookie

1 large egg

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 1/4 cup gluten free All purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup baking blend sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 oz cream cheese

8 tbsp salted butter

1 tbsp milk

1 tsp lemon zest

Directions

1. Cream together butter, sugar, egg and cream cheese

2. Add baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla, milk, vegetable oil then stir all together

3. Add flour to the mixture and stir, then add lemon zest

4. Roll dough out into a large circle or other desired shape. You will want it to be about 1/4th of an inch thick.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Frosting

16 oz cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

8oz can of crushed pineapple

Directions

1. Drain the crushed pineapple and then press dry

2. Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar

3. Add crushed pineapple and stir

I hope you love this recipe! I love that this is the base of a great gluten free cookie that can be used for a fruit pizza but it can also be used as a great roll out sugar cookie recipe used around Christmas time! The base of these will definitely be seen and used again here on the blog! Let me know if you make this and I would love to hear what your guests think! Here we go with Bachelor in Paradise, lets see how this goes!