American Flag Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza is a fun and festive way to show your patriotic spirit! A homemade sugar cookie crust is topped with a creamy white frosting followed by red raspberries and blueberries.
The perfect colors of summer! This particular recipe is perfect for a family gathering or summer party. It is sure to be a hit with both young and old alike!
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Inspired by the classic Flag Fruit Sugar Cookie Pizza, this recipe takes it up a notch with a homemade cookie dough enhanced with oatmeal for a delightful textural twist.
Baked in a baker's half sheet pan, this crowd-pleasing dessert is perfect for sharing at any patriotic celebration.
For a festive touch, you could make the cookie crust round in the shape of a traditional pizza or make individual mini pizza cookies.
Looking for more Patriotic Themed Desserts? Try my Patriotic Cupcakes, 4th of July Cookie Cake or my Red Velvet 4th of July Cake
Table of Contents
- What to Bake for 4th of July
- Fourth of July Cake with Strawberries and Blueberries
- 🛒Helpful Kitchen Tools
- 📋Ingredients
- Recipe Variations
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- Baking Instructions
- Prepare the Frosting Layer
- Decorate the Flag Sugar Cookie
- Before You Begin!
- How to Fill Plastic Bags with Frosting
- Make Ahead and Storage Tips
- 📖 Recipe Card
- 💬 Comments
What to Bake for 4th of July
American flag cakes are a fun and festive way to show your patriotism. They are perfect for Fourth of July barbecues, Memorial Day picnics, or any patriotic holiday gathering.
These cakes can be made with any type of cake, but a dense pound cake, angel food cake or a cookie dough base work best so the fruit doesn't sink. Be sure to use fresh fruit that is in season for the best flavor and color.
Fourth of July Cake with Strawberries and Blueberries
For this American Flag Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza I used blueberries and raspberries, but you could also use strawberries and blueberries. American flag cakes are a beautiful and delicious way to show your pride in the USA!
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📋Ingredients
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Recipe Variations
- Instead of the homemade cookie dough base, you can use a store bought refrigerator cookie dough.
- You could even use crescent rolls to make the base of this American Flag Dessert Pizza.
- Check out my other recipe for Crescent Roll Fruit Pizza.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter until smooth. Then add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Step 2: Next, beat in the vanilla and egg until well combined. Then, gradually incorporate the flour, mixing until just incorporated.
Step 3: Mixed until all the flour is combined. Finally, stir in the oats.
Baking Instructions
Step 4: Transfer the dough to a lined 13X9 baking sheet and press it down evenly, using a pastry roller if needed, to create a uniform base. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Once baked, slide the cookie base onto a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely while you prepare the frosting.
Prepare the Frosting Layer
Step 5: Whisk the instant pudding mix with the milk until combined. Combine the powdered sugar with the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped topping, then refrigerate the frosting until the cookie base has cooled completely.
Step 6: Carefully peel the cooled sugar cookie from the parchment paper and transfer it to a serving tray or back into the sheet pan. Then, evenly spread a thin layer of the chilled frosting over the entire surface of the cookie cake.
Decorate the Flag Sugar Cookie
Step 7: Fit a decorating bag or zip-top bag with a star frosting tip , snipping the corner to secure it. If you don't have a tip, simply snip off the corner of the bag. Fill the bag with frosting and carefully pipe it into the spaces between the raspberry strips to create the white stripes of the flag.
Step 8: Add the blueberries to the top left corner. Then add the raspberries in rows to resemble the red stripes in our flag.
Before You Begin!
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How to Fill Plastic Bags with Frosting
Here’s an easy tip I’ve shared before on how to fill the plastic bag or decorating bags with frosting:
- Take a large plastic storage bag or a disposable decorating bag, and place it inside a large drinking glass or tall jar.
- Cuff the excess bag over the sides of the glass.
- Make sure the inside of the bag is smooth by pressing it to the sides of the drinking glass.
- Spoon the batter into the bag using a spatula being careful not to fill it all the way up or the batter will overflow once you start squeezing.
- Gently lift the bag out of the glass jar and squeeze it gently to work the batter down into the bottom of the bag.
- Twist the end of the bag and snip one corner with the kitchen scissors.
Make Ahead and Storage Tips
- Make Ahead: The cake can be baked a day ahead of time, covered firmly and kept at room temperature until ready to serve. Frosting can also be created 1 day ahead of time and kept refrigerated in an airtight container.
- Storage Tips: Cover any leftovers and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
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American Flag Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
Ingredients
For the Flag Cookie
- 1 cup butter; softened
- ⅔ cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanille extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 cup blueberries
- 12 ounces raspberries
For the Frosting
- 1 - 3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding box
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounce container frozen whipped topping; thawed
Instructions
- Prepare the Sugar Cookie Layer
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter until smooth.
- Add the sugar and combine again until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and egg and blend well again.
- Slowly add in the flour.
- Mixed until all the flour is combined.
- Then stir in the oats.
- Press the cookie dough into a lined 13X9 baking sheet until even. If you need to, you can use a pastry roller to get it all evenly pressed out.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove the cookie base from the pan and place on a baking rack.
- Allow the cookie base to cool completely while you prepare the frosting layer.
- Prepare the Frosting Layer
- Whisk the instant pudding mix with the milk until combined.
- Add the powdered sugar and combine.
- Then fold in the whipped topping.
- Refrigerate until the cookie base is cooled.
- Gently lift the sugar cookie from the parchment paper and place either on a serving tray or back in the sheet pan.
- Spread a thin layer of the frosting across the entire sugar cookie cake.
Decorate the Flag Sugar Cookie- Add the blueberries to the top left corner.
- Then add the raspberries in rows to resemble the red stripes in our flag.
- Add a star frosting tip to the corner of a decorating bag or plastic zip lock bag. Snip the corner and set the frosting tip in place.
- If you don't have a frosting tip, it's okay! Snip of the corner of the bag and use it with no tip.
- Add the frosting to the bag.
- Gently squeeze out the frosting into the spaces between the red raspberry strips to represent the white stripes in our flag.
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