5.0 from 15 votes
Fruit Pizza Cookies
Fruit pizza cookies are so vibrant and colorful and so simple to make. Made with a sugar cookie base, a layer of cream cheese frosting, then topped with beautiful fresh fruit!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 87 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- refrigerated sugar cookie dough or boxed sugar cookie dough your sugar cookie recipe
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 Cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- sliced strawberries blueberries, raspberries, diced kiwi, blackberries, mandarin oranges
Instructions
- If not using refrigerated dough, prepare sugar cookie dough according to box directions or your own recipe instructions.
- Place a little flour on a flat surface and roll out dough to about ¼" thick.
- Press an egg shaped or round cookie cutter into the dough and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake according to package or recipe instructions, usually around 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before icing and topping with fresh fruit.
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For the cream cheese frosting:
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese and blend with an electric mixer at medium speed for about a minute until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract and blend to combine.
- Then add in powdered sugar in small batches, blending in after each addition until it is all incorporated.
- Chop berries and fruit into small pieces.
- Once the cookies are cooled completely, spread about a tablespoon of the cream cheese frosting on each cookie.
- Decorate with chopped fruit and berries.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2-3 days.
- If making these ahead of time, frost the cookies but wait to add the fruit until just before serving.
- Cut and use the fruit the day of decorating the cookies.
- Pat the fruit dry with paper towels to remove any excess liquid before adding it to the cookies .
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
- Add sliced toasted almonds to the topping.
- Use chocolate frosting or Marshmallow frosting instead of cream cheese frosting if desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
87kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
67mg
(3%)
Potassium
35mg
(1%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
78IU
(2%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 87
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 87kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 35mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 78IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.