Fourth of July Worthy Dessert Pizza

There are a lot of patriotic themed desserts out there for you to bring to your BBQ. I have a simple solution that will be a show stopper as well. It is dessert pizza.
I love dessert pizza because it is easy and you can use whatever fruit you have on hand to make it.

Here is how to make your fourth of July themed dessert pizza.

The first thing you need to do is make a batch of your favorite sugar cookies or to save some time just use a sugar cookie mix. The sugar cookies mixes are one of those things that I have found turn out just as well as sugar cookies that were made from scratch.

Once the sugar cookie mixture is all mixed up; roll out the mixture out flat on a baking sheet or a pizza stone (if you want to continue the pizza theme). While the cookie is baking, take a 8oz. container of cream cheese and allow it to soften. If you want a lower calorie option just use the 1/3 less fat cream cheese-there does not seem to be a huge flavor difference. 

Once the cookie has cooled and the cream cheese has softened, mix 1/3 of a cup of sugar into the cream cheese. Mix with an electric mixer until the cream cheese is completely mixed and slightly fluffy. Spread the cream cheese mixture across the cookie. 

Now comes the fun part-decorating the pizza. To keep a patriotic theme, I would use blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. I placed the berries in a circular pattern but you could easily create the American flag with fruit-using the blueberries as the stars and either strawberries or raspberries as the red stripes.

Take this fun dessert pizza to the picnic to have after the hamburger and hotdogs this July 4th. This dessert is easy to make and will allow you to enjoy some sunshine and other festivities. Enjoy!