Flag Cookie Pizza Recipe
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This flag cookie pizza recipe is a fun way to serve a patriotic treat at your next July 4th, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or Labor Day gathering. It’s simple to make using store-bought sugar cookie dough, a creamy whipped topping, and plenty of fresh fruit arranged in the shape of an American flag.
This dessert pizza looks festive, tastes refreshing, and works perfectly for any of the summer patriotic holidays.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Uses simple ingredients from the fridge and pantry
- Easy to prep using store-bought sugar cookie dough
- Eye-catching flag pattern made with fresh strawberries and blueberries
- Cream cheese frosting is sweet, smooth, and layered over a cooled cookie base
- A great make-ahead dessert for a July party
- It’s much fun to decorate with the whole family
- You can slice it with a pizza cutter and serve it chilled
- A patriotic dessert that doubles as a centerpiece
Ingredients for American flag fruit pizza
- Refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla extract
- Cool whip
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh blueberries
Equipment and kitchen tools
- Cookie sheet
- Parchment paper
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
How to make sugar cookie flag fruit pizza
Step 1 – Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a cookie sheet with non—stick spray, or for best results, line with parchment.
Take the sugar cookie dough, and slice into 1/4 inch pieces. Place the pieces in the shape of a flag on the cookie sheet, and press the edges into one piece. Bake at 375 for 11–12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
Step 2 – Allow the cookie to cool completely. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, and mix until well combined.
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Step 3 – Spread the frosting over the sheet cookie.
Step 4 –Take the strawberries and remove the tops and quarter them. Start to design the flag on your cookie by using the blueberries for the blue square.
Step 5 – Add the cool whip into a piping bag with a star tip. For the red and white stripes, place the quartered strawberries in a line, then adding a line of cool whip. Repeat to fill out the cookie sheet.
Step 6 – Chill until ready to serve.
Tips for the Best Results
- Use parchment paper on your baking sheet to help the cookie crust release cleanly.
- Let the sugar cookie crust cool completely before adding the cream cheese mixture.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature to avoid lumps in the frosting.
- Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar on low speed in a medium bowl using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment.
- For the best results, layer the cream cheese frosting in an even layer across the cooled crust before decorating.
- Chill the finished cookie in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap until ready to serve.
- Use a piping bag fitted with a star tip to create white stripes with cool whip between the rows of strawberries.
Substitutions and Variations
- Try using a round pizza pan instead of a rectangular baking sheet if you want a circular version.
- Use sugar cookie mix or your favorite homemade sugar cookie recipe instead of refrigerated dough.
- Fresh raspberries can be swapped in for strawberries for the red stripes.
- Add cookie stars made with a small star cookie cutter from leftover dough for extra decoration.
FAQs about Flag Cookie Pizza
Yes. Assemble and chill it up to one day in advance. Store in the fridge under plastic wrap or in an airtight container.
Yes. Cold cream cheese will result in a lumpy cream cheese layer. Let it sit out for about 30 minutes before mixing.
No. Fresh fruit and cream cheese frosting don’t freeze well together. The texture will change after thawing.
Use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to slice through the sugar cookie crust without pulling the toppings.
It will keep in the fridge for 2–3 days, though the fresh fruit may start to soften.
More yummy patriotic desserts
Flag Cookie Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 16.5 oz. package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cool whip
- 1 lb. fresh strawberries
- 1 pt. fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray, or for best results, line with parchment.
- Take the sugar cookie dough, and slice into 1/4 inch pieces.
- Place the pieces in the shape of a flag on the cookie sheet, and press the edges into one piece.
- Bake at 375 for 11-12 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
- Allow the cookie to cool completely.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla, and mix until well combined.
- Spread the frosting over the sheet cookie.
- Take the strawberries and remove the tops and quarter them.
- Design the flag on your cookie by using the blueberries for the blue square.
- Add the cool whip into a piping bag with a star tip.
- For the red and white stripes, place the quartered strawberries in a line, then adding a line of cool whip. Repeat to fill out the cookie sheet.
- Chill until ready to serve.
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Super cute and simple – my kind of dessert lol.