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Fruit Pizza Cookies

Fruit Pizza Cookies are all the deliciousness you get in a traditional fruit pizza recipe just individual sized!! Soft sugar cookie crust, topped with a sweet, creamy frosting & your favorite fruits; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwi, blackberries, bananas.. the possibilities are endless! This is a perfect dessert for a crowd!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Author: Karli Bitner

Ingredients

Sugar Cookie ‘Crust’

Creamy Vanilla Frosting

  • 1/2 cup  butter
  • 3 cup  powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp  vanilla
  • 2 tbsp  milk
  • 1 8 oz tub Cool Whip

Diced Fresh Fruit, as toppings

    Instructions

    Making the Sugar Cookie 'Crust'

    • Preheat oven to 350°.
    • Cream together the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer for a full 3 minutes.
    • Scrape sides and add in vanilla and egg. Mix until combined.
    • Add flour and baking powder to the bowl. Mix slowly at first gradually getting faster until the dough comes together. The texture should be like Playdoh. Add a little flour or water if needed to get it to a soft, pliable consistency.
    • Scoop the dough into balls. Using the bottom of a drinking cup, smash the cookie dough flat. First dip the bottom of the cup into a bowl of sugar and then flatten the cookie dough.
    • Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until the centers are puffy and no longer glossy. Pull the cookies out of the oven BEFORE they start turning brown. If they turn brown, the cookie will be dry and ‘crackery’ instead of soft and chewy.

    Making the Creamy Vanilla Frosting

    • Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment. Whip until well combined.
    • Gently fold the buttercream and the Cool Whip together until combined and smooth.

    Assembling the Cookies

    • Spread a generous amount of the Creamy Vanilla Frosting onto the sugar cookie base. Top with fruit of your choice.

    Notes

    Note: Please note the differences in the sugar cookie crust in the photos in this post. For one set, I rolled and cut the sugar cookies out. These are very uniform and are perfectly circular. 
    The other set of images, I used the scoop and squish method described above. This will result in a rustic looking cookie.