Patriotic Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Easy Patriotic Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza with a soft sugar cookie base, tangy cream cheese frosting, and fresh strawberries and blueberries arranged in an American flag design — ready in under an hour.
Equipment
- 9x13-inch baking sheet or 12-inch pizza pan
- large mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
- spatula
- Sharp knife
Ingredients
Cookie Base
- 16 oz refrigerated sugar cookie dough or homemade sugar cookie dough
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz full-fat block cream cheese, softened room temperature
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
Fruit Topping
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, thinly sliced patted dry
- 1 cup fresh blueberries patted dry
- apricot jam glaze optional, for glazing fruit
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Press the sugar cookie dough evenly into a greased 9x13-inch baking sheet or 12-inch pizza pan to about ¼ inch thickness.
- Bake for 14 to 16 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and the center is just set. Do not overbake.
- Let the cookie base cool completely on the pan, about 30 minutes.
- Beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream until smooth and spreadable.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting evenly over the cooled cookie base, leaving a small border around the edge.
- Slice the strawberries into thin rounds and pat all fruit completely dry with paper towels.
- Arrange the blueberries in a rectangle in the upper left corner of the cookie to form the blue canton of the flag.
- Arrange the strawberry slices in horizontal rows across the cookie to form the red stripes, leaving gaps of white frosting showing between each row for the white stripes.
- Brush fruit lightly with warmed apricot jam glaze for a glossy finish if desired.
- Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Cool cookie base completely before frosting. Pat all fruit dry before arranging. Assemble fruit no more than 2 hours before serving. Chill 20 to 30 minutes before slicing for the cleanest cuts. Use a rectangular pan for easier flag stripe lines.