Hannah's 1st Note: Ellie always brings these to Mother's cookie exchange in pizza boxes from her restaurant, Bertanelli’s Pizza.

4 cups quick oatmeal (I used Quaker Quick-1Minute)
1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces, 1/2 pound) salted butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar (pack it down in the cup when you measure it)
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6-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips (that's one cup of chips)
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter*

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shredded coconut
red candied cherries, chopped**
chopped nuts of your choice

* - Some people have peanut allergies. If you plan to serve this to someone who does, substitute almond butter for the peanut butter. You could also substitute Nutella (a hazelnut chocolate butter) if you can find it in your area.

** - If you can't find red candied cherries, you can use well-drained maraschino cherries.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium-sized bowl, mix the oatmeal, softened butter, and brown sugar together.

Round the mixture up in a large ball with your impeccably clean hands and place it in the center of the parchment lined cookie sheet.

Pat the mixture into a circle about the size of a small pizza. Push the outside edges up a bit so that they form what looks like a crust.

Bake the "pizza" at 350 degrees F. for approximately 15 minutes, or until it turns brown and bubbles a bit.

Take your "pizza" out of the oven and let it cool slightly while you make your toppings.

If you have a double boiler, use it to make the topping. If you don't, use a heavy saucepan and stir it to keep the contents from scorching.

Combine the chocolate chips and the peanut butter over LOW heat. Stir it until everything melts and blends together.

Remove the topping from the heat and pour it over your "pizza" crust.

Decorate the top of your pizza with the coconut to simulate shredded cheese, the chopped cherries to simulate chopped tomatoes, and the chopped nuts to simulate sausage pieces.

Hannah's 2nd Note: Be creative with your "pizza" toppings. See if you can find something to simulate pepperoni, or green pepper, or any other real pizza topping you can think of. Remember, the toppings don't go in the oven so you can use any sweet treat you can find at the grocery store.

Refrigerate your pizza until it has hardened. To serve, you can either cut it in slices with a pizza cutter just like a real pizza, or break it into pieces like toffee or peanut brittle.

Yield: One small-size pizza that everyone will love.