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4th of July Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizzas

These cookies are a fun classic summer recipe- Fruit Pizza Cookies, which are made up of a delicious sugar cookie crust, creamy cream cheese frosting and freshly cut up fruit. This variation has a festive spin. These American Flag Fruit Cookie Pizzas are inspired by the 4th of July and are dressed up in our country's colors, red, white and blue. They're so fun and festive and perfect for Independence Day!!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 30 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For Sugar Cookies:
  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks, unsalted, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar for rolling
Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 8 oz block of cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter one stick, softened
  • 5-6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1/4 cup cold heavy cream
  • blueberries
  • strawberries

Method
 

For Sugar Cookies:
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pre heat your oven to 350° F.
  2. In a large bowl, add your softened butter, sugar and brown sugar and stir until well combined.
  3. Add your eggs and vanilla bean paste (or extract) and stir again.
  4. Then, add your flour, baking powder, baking soda,corn starch and salt and fold until dough forms.
  5. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out your cookie dough and roll it in some sugar and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  6. Bake in the oven at 350° F for 8-10 minutes until edges start to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
For Cream Cheese frosting:
  1. In a large bowl of a mixer, add your butter and cream cheese and beat until blended together and starts to get light and fluffy. About 5 minutes.
  2. Add your vanilla and salt and slowly add your powdered sugar, mixing after each addition.
  3. Last, add your heavy whipping cream and beat it in until combined.
Assembling your Cookies:
  1. Once your cookies have cooled, take some of your cream cheese frosting and add a swirl of frosting onto each cookie using an offset spatula.
  2. Cut your blueberries in half and your dice your strawberries.
  3. Add your fruit onto the cookie in a pattern that resembles an American flag.
  4. Continue with the rest of your cookies and then share and enjoy!!