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Mini Patriotic Fruit Pizzas

Mini fruit pizzas made with round sugar cookie bases, sweet cream cheese frosting, and a red-white-blue patriotic fruit pattern. Bake to golden edges, cool completely, then decorate with strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries for an easy party dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 165
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough
cream cheese
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
powdered sugar
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries thinly sliced
fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
fresh raspberries
  • 0.5 cup fresh raspberries
apricot jam
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam mixed with water for glaze, optional
  • 1 tbsp water mixed with apricot jam for glaze, optional

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Bake the cookie bases
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and slice the sugar cookie dough into 1/2-inch rounds, placing them on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
  2. Bake for 8–10 minutes until the edges are golden but the centers still look slightly underdone, then cool completely (visual cue: centers will firm as they cool).
Make the cream cheese frosting
  1. Beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until completely smooth (no lumps).
Assemble the mini patriotic fruit pizzas
  1. Spread a generous layer of cream cheese frosting over each cooled cookie, leaving a small border so the topping doesn’t run over the edges.
  2. Decorate each mini pizza with strawberry slices, blueberries, and raspberries in a flag stripe pattern, star shape, or a scattered design.
  3. If desired, brush the fruit lightly with warmed apricot jam mixed with water for a glossy finish, then refrigerate until ready to serve for 30 minutes (visual cue: frosting sets slightly and fruit looks fresh and glossy).

Notes

Pro tip: Make sure the cookie bases cool completely before frosting so the cream cheese doesn’t melt or slide. Store assembled pizzas in the refrigerator for up to 2 days; for best texture, wait to glaze with apricot until just before serving. Freezing is not recommended because the fruit becomes watery after thawing. For a lighter option, use reduced-fat cream cheese while keeping the same powdered sugar ratio for proper spreading.