Here’s a fun twist on a favorite recipe. If you know how to make a fruit pizza, then you can make an all American fruit flag!
Fruit Flag Pizza Sugar Cookie
I love this recipe because it’s festive for the 4th and super duper easy. I prefer a sugar cookie over a flag cake.
This recipe uses a 9×13 size pan (a quarter size pan). You can easily double the recipe and use a half size pan (18×12) if you are feeding a big crowd.
Ingredients to make a fruit pizza flag:
We have two options for you for making this fruit pizza flag. You can make sugar cookie bars from scratch (preferred…see printable recipe below) or you can use a tube of pre-made cookie dough. Here’s the quick option:
* 1 tube pre-made sugar cookie dough
* 1 8oz. package cream cheese
* 1 cup marshmallow cream
* 2 cups sliced strawberries
* 1 cup blueberries
How to make a Sugar Cookie Flag Pizza:
1. Spread cookie dough in a 9 x 13 inch sheet pan.
2. Bake the sugar cookie according to directions or until light brown. Let cool.
3. With a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix the cream cheese and marshmallow cream until fluffy.
4. Spread mixture on the cooled cookie and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
5. Top with sliced fresh strawberries and blueberries in the design of an American flag.
4th of July Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
This sugar cookie recipe comes from our favorite Sugar Cookie Bars, only now we are adding the fresh berries on top to look like an American Flag. I love how you really can customize this recipe to celebrate all the holidays!
All American Sugar Cookie Fruit Flag
Serve up a festive American Flag Fruit Pizza to celebrate the holiday.
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 stick butter room temperature
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For the Cookie Icing:
- 1/2 stick butter room temp
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Fruit Flag
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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In a mixing bowl with a metal whisk, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tarter. Set aside.
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In the bowl with a mixer, cream together the butter and sugars for 2 minutes. Slowly stream in the oil while beating. Add the water and vanilla and then beat the egg until combined. Now add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time, mixing until combined (scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed).
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Move the cookie dough into a parchment lined rectangular baking dish or pan. Press the cookie mixture down into the pan.
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Bake for 15-18 minutes, depending on your oven. Out of the oven, let the bars cool completely in the pan.
For the Icing:
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Cream the butter, sour cream, and salt together. Add powdered sugar a little at a time, alternating with adding the milk. Add extra milk or powdered sugar if needed to reach your desired consistency. Add food coloring and vanilla and mix until combined. Using a rubber spatular add big dollops of icing onto the cookie bars and spread it evenly. Move the pan into the fridge to chill.
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Let the icing set to the touch before cutting them. These cookies are best served chilled, also because there is dairy in the icing, it's best to store them covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator.
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When ready, cut into bars and add sprinkles if you’d like.
To make a Fruit Flag:
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Wash the fresh berries, dry them with a paper towel. Slice the strawberries. Add rows of fresh sliced strawberries and rows of the fresh blueberries to make the top look like a fruit flag.
Making This Recipe? Tag us on Instagram: @NoBiggie using the hashtag #NoBiggieRecipes, so we can see what you are making in the kitchen!
Happy Holiday Weekend (Easy-Peasy) Baking!
MORE festive treats for the 4th of July:
–Meringue Cookie stands
–Patriotic Ice Cream Sandwich
–Fresh Berry Mini Pavlovas
–Festive Food for the 4th of July
–Red, White and Blue Banana Splits
–Patriotic Ice Cream Pops
–Easy Red, White and Blue Candy Buffet
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I am alllllll over that bad boy!
MMMMM. I’m totally making that! It looks sooooo good!
MMMMMMM, I shouldn’t be looking at this at 8:00am in the morning when I might be a LITTLE hungry! Sas the cream cheese and I am all over it!
That is so cute! Looks so yummy too! That’s funny, I was just at Orson Gygi yesterday! I have and LOVE that pan too! I could be a salesman just for those pans and the parchment paper!! Way too many uses for it!
Have a Happy Holiday!
amy:)
Yummy! I just may have to make those for a fun BBQ! Thanks for the recipe!
looks like an easier version than i had.
maybe i’ll make it this weekend
i’ll let you know
thanks
I am having been looking for dessert for this weekend I think I have found it.
Yummmmmm. I want a piece!
XOXO
Jen
So festive. Love it!
i think you KNOW how much i heart this. i can’t wait for sunday (which is when megan will make it.) and i get to have a piece. then life will be complete.
it looks so festive–almost like you wouldn’t want to ruin it by eating it!
I made this on Monday! Way too easy for how good it was! Thanks for the post!!!!
First of all: Yummy!
Second of all: I am a 31 yr old mom of 2 with the same name, spelling and everything!
Freaky! And just plain funny!
I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com. Looks delish! Grab my "featured" button.
Oh my goodness…easy, gorgeous AND yummy???!!! I’ve got to try this! Thx for sharing.
I would love for you to link it up to my party that is running now. Any linky goes.
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Come strut your stuff.
I want to make this and have saved the pdf to do so but have a question. What size of pan do I use? In the blog post instructions it says to use a 9 x 13 pan but the pdf says to use an 8x 8 or 9 x 9. In the photos one shows the dessert in a pyrex dish which looks rectangular and the other is a rectangular metal sheet pan. If you could clarify I’d appreciate it. I want to make this Monday and it would be for a large group of people so I need to get it right. Thanks a bunch!
Hi Rebecca! So sorry for the delay. I have updated the recipe. Please save the new print option. You will want it to be rectangular for a flag shape…not square. If you want it more thick do it in a 9×13, but if you are feeding a crowd, a metal sheet pan will be better. The cookie part will be more thin, so the baking time will be less. I hope you enjoy!