Fruit Pizza Cookies

Sugar cookies topped with cream cheese and fresh fruit.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fruit pizza, fruit pizza cookies, Mini Fruit Pizzas

Prep Time: 1

Cook Time: 17

Total Time: 1 41

Servings: cookies

Calories: 344kcal

Author: Laureen King

These Fruit Pizza Cookies are simple and perfect to decorate with kids. The combination of a soft, buttery sugar cookie-inspired crust, tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting, and vibrant assortment of fruit is irresistible!

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Ingredients

Crust

3 cups All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons Confectioners' sugar (Icing Sugar)
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
1 cup Unsalted Butter softened to room temperature
2 Large Eggs room temperature
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

16 ounces Cream Cheese (Full Fat) softened to room temperature
¾ cup Granulated Sugar
½ teaspoon Lemon Juice
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Toppings (Around 800 grams assorted fruits. My favorite fruits to use are below)

Canned Mandarin Oranges halved lengthwise
Purple Grapes halved lengthwise
Kiwi Fruit peeled and thinly sliced
Strawberries sliced thinly lengthwise

Instructions

Crust

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, confectioners sugar, baking powder, salt and granulated sugar.
Using a mixer low speed, add the butter and mix until course crumbles form, 1-2 minutes.
Add eggs and vanilla, mix just until the dough starts to come together. About 1-2 minutes.
In the bowl, kneed the dough with your hands until it comes together to form a soft dough.
If the dough is too sticky knead in some extra flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
Dust countertop with flour. Roll out the dough until it is approximately ¼ inch thick.
Cut out dough with a 3.5 inch circular shaped cookie cutter.
Gather the remaining dough scraps and re-roll until all the dough is used.
Place the cookies on the prepared baking pan spacing generously. You will be able to fit 8 mini pizzas on the pan at a time so baking in batches will be needed.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the edges of the dough turn golden brown.
Cool cookies completely before topping with cream cheese spread.

Cream Cheese Frosting

In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla on medium-high speed for 2 minutes.

Decorating the Pizza

Spread a layer of frosting evenly onto each cookie. The frosting should be thick.
Decorate the pizzas with fruit.
Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.

Notes

I recommend only adding the fruit when you are ready to serve. This ensures your pizzas maintain a fresh appearance and prevent the juices from bleeding into the frosting.

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