Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas

Take advantage of seasonal fruits, and add a pop of color to simple cookies with these adorable sugar cookie fruit pizzas.
Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas Recipe photo by Taste of Home

It’s hard to beat the combination of rich cream cheese frosting and sweet fresh fruit, especially served atop a delicious sugar cookie. This recipe for sugar cookie fruit pizzas takes the classic fruit pizza dessert and reimagines it as individual portions. It’s a great pick for easily serving a crowd! Plus, if you prep the ingredients in advance, you can top all the pizzas together as a fun activity for kids and adults alike.

Don’t forget to read up on how to make the best cutout cookies before diving into this recipe!

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Ingredients

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  • Sugar cookies: Individual sugar cookies make this fruit pizza recipe a snap. Use prepackaged cookies, or bake a batch from scratch with our classic sugar cookie recipe.
  • Cream cheese frosting: Cream cheese sweetened with confectioners’ sugar and lightened with whipped topping adds a tangy flavor and fluffy texture.
  • Fresh fruit: Fresh fruit is the star of this show. We use blueberries, kiwifruit and strawberries, but you could use any of your favorite fruits.
  • Sweet glaze: A sweet glaze adds shine and helps maintain the color and freshness of the fruit.

Directions

Step 1: Make the glaze

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, pineapple juice, water and lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for two minutes or until thickened. Transfer the glaze to a small bowl, and refrigerate until cooled but not set.

Step 2: Make the cream cheese frosting

In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the whipped topping.

Editor’s Tip: Here’s our guide on how to fold ingredients for the best results.

Step 3: Top the cookies

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Spread the cream cheese topping over the top of the cookies. Arrange the fresh fruit on top, and drizzle with the glaze. Refrigerate for one hour or until chilled.

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Variations

  • Change up the base: Replace the sugar cookie base with a shortbread or snickerdoodle cookie.
  • Flavor the cream cheese topping: Use vanilla or almond extract to blend flavor into the frosting. Just a few drops will do.
  • Make the cookies gluten-free: Individual servings make it easy to swap in gluten-free cookies to serve as the fruit pizza base.
  • Turn the topping into art: Make a fun pattern with the fruit, such as rainbow stripes.

How do you store sugar cookie fruit pizzas?

Wrap leftovers tightly in plastic wrap, and store in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Can you make sugar cookie fruit pizzas ahead of time?

The cookies and the cream cheese frosting can be made up to two days in advance (store the frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator).

Can you freeze sugar cookie fruit pizzas?

For best results and flavor, sugar cookie fruit pizzas should not be frozen. If you bake the sugar cookies from scratch, you could freeze them, then thaw before topping with the cream cheese frosting, fresh fruit and glaze.

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza Tips

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How should I prepare the fruit?

Be sure to cut the fruit into bite-sized pieces. This will make the cookies easier (and less messy!) to eat.

What fruit should I use?

Virtually any fresh fruit that’s in season works well in this recipe. Think berries (raspberries, blueberries or blackberries), halved sweet cherries, or stone fruit like peaches or nectarines. Apples and bananas also work well; just brush with lemon juice to prevent them from browning. Melon, including honeydew and cantaloupe, would also be delicious options. If using canned mandarin oranges, remove the excess moisture by dabbing the fruit with a paper towel before placing on the frosting. Avoid using frozen fruit or very moist fruit such as watermelon, as they could lead to soggy cookies.

How do I make a whole fruit pizza?

We love this super-simple fruit pizza recipe that uses refrigerated store-bought sugar cookie dough. And if you have chocolate lovers in your house, you must try this berry-patch brownie pizza recipe.

Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas

Purchased sugar cookies make a sweet "crust" for these colorful fruit pizzas. Make them throughout the year with a variety of fresh and canned fruits. —Marge Hodel, Roanoke, Illinois
Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Total Time

Prep: 45 min. + chilling

Makes

1 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1-3/4 cups whipped topping
  • 12 sugar cookies (3 inches)
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup chopped peeled kiwifruit
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries

Directions

  1. For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, pineapple juice, water and lemon juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until cooled but not set.
  2. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spread over tops of cookies. Arrange fruit on top; drizzle with glaze. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie fruit pizza: 183 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.