These easy football pizza pockets are perfect for a game viewing party! Football season has begun, and it is time to bring on all the fabulous food that goes with it! This post contains affiliate links. See full disclosure policy here.
Hello Friends! I hope you enjoyed the long weekend as much as I did! This weekend we got together for a fun football gathering. Football is a lot more fun if you have a team to root for!
Today, I thought I would share these fun and festive Football Pizza Pockets. You will need a football-shaped cookie cutter to make these. But an Easter egg cookie cutter will work too!
Using refrigerated pizza dough, you can make mini pizza pockets. Just roll the dough on a floured surface, cut footballs out of crust dough.
Brush half of the footballs with pizza sauce, then sprinkle with cheese.
Place the plain dough footballs over the ones with the pizza toppings. and seal by pinching the edges.
Use the remaining dough remnants to make laces and place on top of the pizza pies.
Bake on cookie sheet. The time will vary depending on the brand of dough used. It can be anywhere from 9-15 minutes so watch carefully. I would also recommend baking on parchment paper to avoid over baking. 
You will want to have some pizza dipping sauce because the pockets will be a bit dough-heavy if you eat them plain.
📖 Recipe
Simple Football Pizza Pockets
Ingredients
- 1 can Refridgerated Pizza Dough
- 1 cup Pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Using a football shaped cookie cutter, cut out footballs from pizza dough
- Set aside half of the footballs for tops
- Brush pizza sauce on each remaining football
- sprinkle each football with cheese
- Cover each football with dough
- Add football strings using scraps of dough
- Bake at 400 for 17-22 minutes
- Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Nutrition
Who are you rooting for this year?
Tamara
I'm kinda rooting for neither. I just..don't really know either team. I like the commercials, though. And food like this! I may attempt this if I get asked to go to a party. My stomach is growling so much right now from your photos! I hope my laces would look as good as yours do.
Linda
These are cute and tasty. I'd love it if you linked these to our Super Bowl Party.. These would be a special treat for the kids and the big kids too.
Linda
Ophelia Weiner
These look really good and easy! Not really rooting for either team but I look forward to the commercials and the food.
Raquel
I am with you there Ophelia. It's all about the food 🙂
Lisa@ Cooking with Curls
Those are so adorable Raquel. I'm not a football fan, but I love fun finger foods! 😉
Raquel
Thank you Lisa!
Mommy on Demand
How cute and creative! Would love to invite you over to my link party that has just begun http://mommyondemand.com/weekend-retreat-link-party-53/
Laurie
Oh...my...yum! This recipe sounds great!
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Deb
These would be great with the upcoming football season. Fun idea!
Ann
So amazingly simple! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Raquel
It really is and they are so cute! Thanks Ann!
Michele Michael
Hey these are great. I just shared at Coastal Bohemian on Facebook and on G+. Thanks for posting at Funtastic Friday
Raquel
Thanks so much Michele!
Donna @ Modern on Monticello
I like these! They would be such fun to make and enjoy at any football game. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty