A fun recipe to serve as a first course this Christmas season is these Mini Pizza Appetizers made with Christmas cookie cutters for fun cute pizza bite shapes.

Mini Pizza Appetizers

Do you have any fun parties planned over the holidays? These Mini Pizza Appetizers would be perfect to serve as a first course. I think you’re going to love them as much as my guests did recently for a cookie exchange party I hosted at my house.

They were a big hit and I think they would be perfect for any type of party you are having over the holiday season; even if it’s just to serve for your own family for movie night.

We have a yearly tradition of watching a Christmas movie during the holidays. Mini Pizza Appetizers would be fun to make along with a few other snacks to serve while watching a favorite Christmas movie. Our family tradition is to watch Christmas with the Kranks. We love that movie.

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Christmas Cookie Cutters
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Baking Trays
Rolling Pin

How to Make Mini Pizza Appetizers

Pizza crust dough, either homemade or store bought. You can get the recipe I use for Homemade Pizza Dough HERE.
Jar of pizza or marinara sauce
8 ounces mozzarella cheese
Assorted pizza topping such as pepperoni, green and red peppers
Assorted Christmas cookie cutters

On a large floured surface, roll out the pizza dough until thin and then use desired cookie cutters to cut out shapes with the dough.

Arrange the shapes 1 to 2 inches apart on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.

Top each mini pizza with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and chopped peppers.

Bake the pizza in a hot preheated 425 degree oven until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Your family and friends are going to love them.

Tips for Making Mini Pizza Appetizers

You can prepare the mini pizza appetizers ahead of time by putting the pizzas together, cover lightly with plastic wrap and then placing the tray in the refrigerator until you’re ready to bake them.
These mini pizza appetizers work great all year round and would be really cute for a child’s birthday party using animal or flower shaped cookie cutters.

Yield: 15 - 20 mini pizzas depending on the size cookie cutter you select.

Mini Pizza Appetizers

Name: Mini Pizza Appetizers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 15 - 20 mini pizzas depending on the size cookie cutter you select.
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Pizza crust dough, either homemade or store bought; Pizza or marinara sauce; 8 ounces mozzarella cheese; Assorted pizza topping such as pepperoni, green and red peppers

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Ingredients

Pizza crust dough, either homemade or store bought
Pizza or marinara sauce
8 ounces mozzarella cheese
Assorted pizza topping such as pepperoni, green and red peppers

Instructions

On a large floured surface, roll out the pizza dough until thin.
Use desired cookie cutters to cut out shapes with the dough.
Arrange the shapes 1 to 2 inches apart on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper.
Spread a thin layer of marinara sauce over each pizza.
Add the cheese and toppings to the pizzas.
Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven until the dough is cooked through and the cheese is melted and bubbly; about 5 - 7 minutes.

Notes

You can prepare the mini pizza appetizers ahead of time by putting the pizzas together, cover lightly with plastic wrap and then placing the tray in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake them.
These mini pizza appetizers work great all year round and would be really cute for a child's birthday party using animal or flower shaped cookie cutters.
You might want to try my Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe.