Fruit Pizza Cookies | Easy Mini Fruit Pizza Recipe

This Fruit Pizza Cookies recipe is the perfect warm weather treat! Made with premade cookie dough, perfectly sweet frosting, and all of your favorite fruits, this fun and flavorful dessert is a delight for the whole family!

What Makes These Extra Special

• They’re Fast. By using premade cookie dough instead of making cookies from scratch, this dessert can be ready to enjoy in under 30 minutes!
• You Can Customize Them. Use your favorite variety of fruits to adjust the flavor of each bite.
• They’re Pretty! Who doesn’t love a beautiful bite? The vibrant colors of the fresh berries make these fruit pizza cookies irresistible to the eye and the tastebuds.

Whether you’re hosting a springtime brunch or a summer BBQ, these fruit pizza cookies are guaranteed to be a hit! With a sweet and soft bite from the sugar cookie that is balanced by the freshness of your favorite fruits, these cookies will be your go-to quick dessert.

What Are The Best Fruits For Fruit Pizza?

The best part about these Fruit Pizza Cookies is that you can use any fruit you want! Sure, some fruits are better suited to top a cookie, but the combinations are endless. Here are some of my favorite fruits to top these cookies with:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Kiwi
• Raspberries
• Mandarin Oranges
• Pineapple

What Is The Crust For Fruit Pizza Made Of?

Fruit Pizzas can be made with a variety of crust types. The most common choices are shortbread and sugar cookie crusts. For the perfect handheld and sturdy bite these fruit pizza cookies use a sugar cookie crust.

Ingredients To Grab

Fruit pizza cookies are a delightful dessert that combines the flavors of a sugar cookie with the freshness of assorted fruits. Here’s what each ingredient is used for in creating this delicious dessert:

• Sugar cookie dough– This forms the base of the cookie. It provides the sweet, buttery foundation that complements the tanginess of the cream cheese and the sweetness of the fruits.
• Cream cheese– Cream cheese is usually mixed with butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar to create a creamy and slightly tangy frosting-like layer. It adds richness and creaminess to the dessert, balancing out the sweetness of the sugar cookie and the fruits.
• Butter– Butter is combined with the cream cheese to create a smooth and spreadable mixture. It adds richness and enhances the flavor of the cream cheese frosting.
• Vanilla– Vanilla extract is added to both the sugar cookie dough and the cream cheese mixture to impart a warm and sweet flavor. It enhances the overall taste of the dessert.
• Powdered sugar– Powdered sugar is used to sweeten and thicken the cream cheese mixture, giving it a smooth and creamy texture. It also helps to stabilize the frosting and gives it a nice, light sweetness.
• Assorted fruits– These fruits add color, flavor, and freshness to the dessert, making it visually appealing and refreshing. You can get creative with the fruit combinations to suit your taste preferences and what’s in season.

How To Make Fruit Pizza Cookies

Bake the cookies. Preheat the oven to 350F. Place the cookie dough on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake according to the package instructions. When they are done, remove them from the oven and place the cookies on a cooling rack.

Prepare the frosting. While the sugar cookies are baking, prepare the fruit pizza cookie frosting. In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth.

Clean and chop the fruit. Thoroughly wash your favorite fruits and dice them into bite-sized pieces.

Assemble the cookies. Once the cookies have cooled to room temperature, place a small amount of your homemade frosting on each cookie. Use a knife or small spatula to spread it evenly. Place your desired fruits on the top of the frosted cookies.

Chill and enjoy! You can either serve your fruit pizza cookies immediately or chill and serve later. For the best flavor, allow the cookies to chill for an hour before enjoying.

Tips And Tricks

Want to make sure your Fruit Pizza Cookies turn out perfect every time? Read over these tips and tricks before you get started:

• Don’t overload them with fruit. Fresh fruit is absolutely irresistible, so it’s easy to want to pile them high with fruit. To keep the cookies from becoming soggy and hard to eat, only top them with enough fruit to cover the frosting.
• Avoid underbaking the cookies. If you’re like me, soft and slightly underbaked sugar cookies are an absolute delight. Unfortunately, underbaked cookies crumble easily and don’t make the best base for these mini fruit pizzas. So, bake them according to the package instructions for a sturdy bite.
• Dice the fruit small. For a variety of flavors in each bite, dice the fruit into small pieces. The more varieties of fruit in each bite, the more flavor-packed these cookies become.

Variations

These mini fruit pizzas are incredible the way that the recipe is written, but why not have some more fun with them? Try one or all of these variations to switch things up a little bit:

• Make a cookie sandwich. For a more contained bite, try topping the fruit pizza cookie with another frosted sugar cookie to create a cookie sandwich.
• Use a different cookie dough. Fruit is delicious with more than just sugar cookies! Try this recipe with chocolate chip, lemon, short bread, or even peanut butter cookie dough.
• Switch up the frosting. Chocolate lovers can switch out the vanilla buttercream frosting with a chocolate buttercream for a twist.

Storage And Make Ahead

These Fruit Pizza Cookies are the ideal make ahead dessert because they’re even better once they’ve had a chance to chill overnight! For the best bite, place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They can last up to 3 days before they begin to change texture from the high moisture content in the fruit.

If you want to freeze these cookies for an even easier last minute dessert, you can freeze the unfrosted sugar cookies in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. When you’re ready to assemble your cookies, allow them to defrost overnight and prepare them according to the instructions listed above.

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