Save A playful and colorful dessert pizza featuring sugar cookie crust, creamy frosting, and fresh fruit, decorated to resemble melting snowmen—perfect for kids and winter celebrations.
This recipe has become a winter favorite in our family each year, bringing smiles with every bite and decorating session.
Ingredients
- Cookie Crust: 1 package (16 oz / 450 g) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- Frosting: 225 g (8 oz) cream cheese, softened, 60 g (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, 120 g (1 cup) powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Decoration & Toppings: 1 large banana, sliced into rounds, 8 large marshmallows, 16 mini chocolate chips (eyes), 8 orange candy-coated chocolates or orange sprinkles (noses), 8 red or black licorice strings (scarves), 80 g (1/2 cup) fresh blueberries, 100 g (3/4 cup) sliced strawberries, 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced, 50 g (1/3 cup) green and red grapes, halved
Instructions
- Preheat oven:
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Form crust:
- Press the sugar cookie dough evenly onto a parchment-lined 30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan to form a round crust.
- Bake crust:
- Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- Make frosting:
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread frosting:
- Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled cookie crust.
- Arrange snowmen bases:
- Arrange banana slices as the bases of snowmen. Place a marshmallow on each banana slice for the snowmans head.
- Add faces:
- Use mini chocolate chips for eyes and orange candies or sprinkles for noses on the marshmallows.
- Add scarves:
- Wrap licorice strings around the snowmen as scarves.
- Decorate:
- Decorate the rest of the pizza with assorted fruits to resemble snow and festive decorations.
- Chill:
- Chill for 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Save Kids love decorating their own snowmen on the pizza, making it a memorable family activity during the holiday season.
Required Tools
30 cm (12-inch) pizza pan, Electric mixer or hand whisk, Spatula, Parchment paper, Small knife
Allergen Information
Contains wheat (cookie dough), milk (cream cheese, butter). May contain eggs and soy (cookie dough, candies). Always check ingredient labels for allergens.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: Calories 270, Total Fat 10 g, Carbohydrates 41 g, Protein 3 g
Save This delightful dessert is a perfect blend of creativity and taste, guaranteed to brighten your winter gatherings.
Kitchen Questions
- → What type of crust is used for this dish?
A sugar cookie dough crust is pressed into a pan and baked until golden to form the base.
- → How are the melting snowmen created?
Banana slices form the base, marshmallows as heads, with mini chocolate chips for eyes and candy pieces for noses and scarves.
- → Can I substitute the fruits used?
Yes, fresh fruit substitutions are encouraged to suit personal preference or seasonal availability.
- → Is there a way to make this gluten-free?
Use gluten-free sugar cookie dough and verified gluten-free candies and toppings.
- → How long should the dessert be chilled?
Chill for 20 minutes after decoration to set the frosting and meld flavors before slicing.
- → What tools are needed to prepare this dish?
A 30 cm pizza pan, mixer or whisk, spatula, parchment paper, and a small knife for slicing fruit.