Fruit Pizza Cookies
These fruit pizza cookies have a sugar cookie base, cream cheese frosting, and a beautiful assortment of fresh fruit on top. They're fun, vibrant, and so easy to make!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened (1 package)
- 6 Tablsepoons butter , softened
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar (I used 2.5)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 lemon , zested
Various colored fruit for toppings such as blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, mandarin oranges, pineapples
Instructions
- Prepare pan and preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and 1 1/4 cup sugar with a handheld mixer for 2-3 minutes (make sure it's light and fluffy).
- Add wet ingredients: Add the egg, egg yolk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla and mix until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, and 3/4 teaspoon salt.
- Add dry ingredients: Add dry ingredients to wet and mix just until combined.
- Scoop dough: Use a large sized cookie scoop (2 Tablespoons of dough) and then roll each scoop into a ball. Place on prepared baking sheets about 2-inches apart.
- Refrigerate dough: Refrigerate cookie sheets with dough for 10 minutes to chill the dough.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the center is set. Let cool on pan for a few minutes, then move to a cooling rack.
- Make Frosting: Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, us a hand mixer to beat 1 package cream cheese, 6 Tablespoons butter, 2-3 cups powdered sugar (depending on how stiff you like your frosting), 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and the zest of one lemon. Beat until smooth and creamy.
- Frost and decorate cookies: When cookies are completely cooled, generously frost and decorate with cut fruit.
Notes
Leftover frosting: Make some graham cracker sandwiches with frosting in the middle. Pop them in the freezer for a quick and tasty snack later on.
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 45mg, Sodium: 214mg, Potassium: 50mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 21g, Vitamin A: 391IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 17mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
