Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
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Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza combines sugar cookie bars and fruit pizza into one tasty dessert with cream cheese frosting and your choice of fruit. This fruit pizza recipe is made in a quarter sheet pan or 9×13. Perfect for serving a crowd!
Similar Recipes To Try: Love fruit on top? Try these Fruit Cheesecake Bars. Want more sugar cookies? Try this Swig Sugar Cookie Recipe, these Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies, or these Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars.
Why You’ll Love This Fruit Pizza Recipe
- No Pizza Pan? No problem. Or, maybe you’re like me and all of your pizza pans have those holes in the bottom to make the pizza crust crispy. That’s great for yeast dough, but not so great for sugar cookie dough. Using a 9×13 or quarter sheet pan is a great alternative and works perfectly for this fruit pizza recipe.
- Even Slices: Unlike a round pizza with triangular slices, using a rectangular pan makes it easy to cut even pieces. And every piece is sure to have some of every type of fruit.
- Feeds a Crowd: This sugar cookie fruit pizza can be cut into 15 pieces which makes it perfect for serving a crowd. Think holidays like Easter, potlucks, summer parties, baby or bridal showers, etc.
Which Fruit to use for Fruit Pizza?
In general you can pick any fruit you want, but there are some considerations to keep in mind.
- Fruits to Avoid: Avoid fruits that are really watery and juicy (like watermelon) or anything that might go brown (like bananas or apples). You can toss bananas with lemon juice to help inhibit enzymatic browning, but bananas still don’t last as long as other fruit options.
- Best Fruits: Choose fruits that are ripe, but hold their shape well. We like strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, mangoes, halved grapes etc.
- Canned Fruits: If using canned fruits, like mandarin oranges or pineapple, drain the fruit really well and then pat it dry with paper towels.
- How to Cut the Fruit: Cut the fruit in small bite-size pieces for easier cutting and serving. Flat sliced fruit works well too, but takes up a lot of room if you are trying to include some of each fruit in each slice. Cut the fruit smaller, as needed.
How to Make Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Now that you know what fruit to use, it’s really easy to make sugar cookie fruit pizza.
- Make the sugar cookie dough. Press it into the pan and bake. Cool completely.
- Make the cream cheese frosting. Spread it evenly on top of the cooled sugar cookie bars.
- Top with fruit. You can do rows of sliced fruits or sprinkle chopped fruits randomly over the top.
- Top with glaze, if desired. It’s easy to use apricot jam for this and adds a nice sheen.
Let me show you step-by-step how to make it!
Make and Bake the Sugar Cookie Crust
*NOTE: Full ingredient amounts and instructions are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
If you’re an avid baker, you should have everything you need. This sugar cookie recipe is a little different in that it uses both butter and oil, granulated sugar and powdered sugar, and has cream of tartar, but it creates a super soft cookie. If you like Lofthouse cookies, then you’ll like these sugar cookie bars.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a quarter sheet pan or 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the oil, water, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Add all at once to wet ingredients, and mix until everything comes together.
- Empty cookie dough into the prepared pan and press flat.
- Bake at 350˚F for 16-18 minutes, until the edges turn slightly golden and the cookie dough no longer looks wet in the center. (Do not over-bake!) Remove pan from oven and place on a cooling rack or in the freezer to cool completely.
Make the Cream Cheese Frosting
My cream cheese frosting recipe is thick and firm. There’s no soft and stringy frosting here. Plus, it holds up well with the fruit.
- Using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually add the butter 2 Tablespoons at a time, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Add powdered sugar and vanilla all at once. Blend until combined and smooth.
- Spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the top of the cooled sugar cookie bars.
Top with Fruit
All that’s left to do is add your favorite fruits. You will use around 4-5 cups of fruit to top this 9×13 (quarter sheet) pan.
- Layer sliced fruits into rows or sprinkle small or chopped fruits over the top as desired.
- Try to have some of each type of fruit in each piece that you will cut.
Brush with Glaze (Optional, to make Fruit Shiny)
You can leave this sugar cookie fruit pizza as-is or you can make the fruit shiny by brushing it with some thinned jam for a “glaze.” The sheen this adds to the fruit really makes it extra appealing and appetizing.
You will want to use a light-colored jam for the glaze, like apricot, pineapple, peach or orange jam. Apple jelly would also work well.
- Nuke the jam for 10-15 seconds in the microwave.
- Add water to thin it out. Gently brush/dab the top of the fruit with the jam until all the fruit is lightly coated.
Serving and Storing
- Use a sharp knife to cut the sugar cookie fruit pizza into 15 pieces (3 rows by 5 rows). Then use a serving spatula to lift the bars out of the pan. Serve immediately.
- Lightly cover the pan with plastic wrap and store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
- This sugar cookie fruit pizza will last up to 3 days in the fridge, depending on how ripe the fruit is. Note: This fruit pizza recipe looks the best the day it is made.
For a Thinner Crust
If you want a thinner sugar cookie crust simply spread the cookie dough into a half sheet pan and start checking the doneness around 8-10 minutes.
NOTE: You will need to double (2x) the frosting and fruit for topping if spreading the crust thinner.
More Desserts for a Crowd
- Strawberry Delight
- Pineapple Delight
- No Bake Cherry Cheesecake
- Chocolate Delight
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
- Blueberry Delight
- Strawberry Pretzel Salad
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Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Crust
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, (1 stick) room temperature
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (40 g) powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup (79 ml) vegetable oil, or canola oil
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ¾ cups (330 g) all-purpose flour, stir, spoon, & level
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces (226 g) cream cheese, cold
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, (1 stick) room temperature
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced (approx. 1/2 lb)
- 1 cup canned mandarin oranges, drain well and pat dry with paper towel
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh kiwi, peeled and sliced (about 2-3 kiwis)
- 1 Tablespoon apricot jam, for glaze, optional
- 2 teaspoon water, as needed, for glaze
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a quarter sheet pan or 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- SUGAR COOKIE CRUST: In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the oil, water, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add all at once to wet ingredients, and mix until everything comes together. Empty cookie dough into the prepared pan and press flat.
- Bake at 350˚F for 16-18 minutes, until the edges turn slightly golden and the cookie dough no longer looks wet in the center. (Do not over-bake!) Remove pan from oven and place on a cooling rack or in the freezer to cool completely.
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Using an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually add the butter 2 Tablespoons at a time, and continue beating until smooth and well blended. Add powdered sugar and vanilla all at once. Blend until combined and smooth.
- Spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the top of the cooled sugar cookie bars.
- ASSEMBLY: Layer sliced fruits into rows or sprinkle small or chopped fruits over the top as desired. Try to have some of each type of fruit in each piece that you will cut.
- Nuke the jam for 10-15 seconds in the microwave. Add water to thin it out. Gently brush/dab the top of the fruit with the jam until all the fruit is lightly coated.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the sugar cookie fruit pizza into 15 pieces (3 rows by 5 rows). Then use a serving spatula to lift the bars out of the pan. Serve immediately.
- Lightly cover the pan with plastic wrap and store any leftovers in the refrigerator. This sugar cookie fruit pizza will last up to 3 days in the fridge, depending on how ripe the fruit is. Note: This fruit pizza recipe looks the best the day it is made.
Notes
- You will need approximately 4-5 cups of fruit to cover this fruit pizza.
One Comment on “Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza”
Amber
Your recipe Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza recipe looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it. Thank you for all of the great recipes and thanks for sharing.
Kathy