American Flag Fruit Pizza

This classy centerpiece will have your family waving forks AND flags! Learn how to make it in a few easy, step-by-step instructions. At the end, you'll be able to print the ingredient list.

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Step 1 - Gather Ingredients

1 package sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup sugar
1 package cream cheese
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 package blueberries
1 package raspberries (or strawberries)
parchment/cooking paper

Step 2 - Bake Cookie Base

First, sit your cream cheese on the counter so it can begin to soften. Next, lay out a sheet of the parchment paper on the counter and roll/flatten the sugar cookie dough out in a rectangular pattern. (You may want to add a little flour to the top and bottom of the dough to keep it from sticking.) This can be done by hand, or with a rolling pin. Get it as flat as you can.

Using a pizza cutter and spatula (to pull the extra dough away), cut the shape into a rectangle (or wavy pattern, seen here.) Remove the excess - you can use it for cookie-cutter stars, if you would like. Slide the dough (still on the paper) onto a cookie-sheet pan and cook according to the sugar cookie package.

Step 3 - Icing and Decoration

Add the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Beat/mix the mixture until it is light and fluffy (around 2-3 minutes.) Once the cookie has cooked and cooled, ice the entire surface of the cookie with the cream cheese using a spatula. (You'll probably want to re-cut the cookie and stars once you pull it out of the oven as the cookies expand.)

Using the blueberries, begin adding to the top of the iced cookie. If you're using a wave pattern, you may want to begin at the bottom with the raspberries - follow the wave with a few lines of raspberries first, and then add the blueberries about half the way up. (If you made little "star" cookies, add them on top of the bluberries - see the first photo in "Getting Started.") Gently cover and cool in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

Step 4 - Final

Now you're ready to eat this yankee-doodle yummy! Once cooled, serve and enjoy! Don’t leave it out for more than an hour when serving as cream cheese is a dairy product.