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Mini Patriotic Fruit Pizzas

Mini fruit pizzas with sugar cookie bases topped in a smooth cream cheese frosting and red-white-blue fruit. These patriotic fruit pizza bites bake until lightly golden, then chill for clean sliceable frosting and glossy fruit-glaze options.
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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: 230
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sugar cookie crust and frosting
  • 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough Use 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
  • 8 oz cream cheese Softened for easy spreading.
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Patriotic fruit toppings
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries Thinly sliced.
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 0.5 cup fresh raspberries
Optional apricot glaze
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam Mixed with water for brushing.
  • 1 tbsp water Mixed with apricot jam for glaze, optional.

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Bake the sugar cookie bases
  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and place parchment on baking sheets. Slice the refrigerated sugar cookie dough into 1/2-inch rounds and arrange them with a little space between.
  2. Bake for 8–10 minutes, until the edges look golden while the centers still appear slightly underdone. Remove the sheets and let the cookies cool completely.
Make the cream cheese frosting
  1. Beat the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until completely smooth. Stop and scrape the bowl as needed so no lumps remain.
Assemble and decorate
  1. Spread a generous layer of cream cheese frosting over each cooled cookie, leaving a small border around the edge. Keep the topping level so the fruit sits evenly.
  2. Decorate each mini pizza with strawberry slices, blueberries, and raspberries in a flag stripe pattern, star shape, or a scattered patriotic design. Use the same ingredients across each pizza for an easy red-white-blue look.
  3. Warm the apricot jam with water until smooth, then brush the fruit lightly for a glossy finish if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve, so the frosting sets and the fruit stays fresh-looking.

Notes

For crisp-topped mini pizzas, cool the cookie bases completely before frosting—warm cookies can melt the frosting and blur the fruit patterns. Store assembled pizzas covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days; for best texture, don’t freeze since the fruit and frosting can weep when thawed. For a dairy-reduced option, use a cream-cheese-style dairy-free spread in place of regular cream cheese (softened) and proceed the same way.