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sourdough fruit flag cookie

Sourdough Sugar Cookie Flag Fruit Pizza

Leisha Lockrem
Add a patriotic flare to your next celebration with a Sourdough Sugar Cookie Flag Fruit Pizza dessert. Fresh blueberries and strawberries with a cream cheese frosting top a sourdough sugar cookie crust flavored with a hint of lemon. This patriotic dessert pizza is perfect for a fun and delicious Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Labor Day, or anytime you want a festive red, white, and blue theme.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 453.4 kcal

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Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • kitchen scale
  • 9x13 baking pan
  • parchment paper
  • off set spatula
  • electric mixer
  • Knife

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough

  • 226 g unsalted butter 1 cup/2 sticks
  • 250 g sugar 2 ¼ cups
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 63 g sourdough discard ¼ cup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 312 g all-purpose flour 2½ cups
  • 5 g baking powder 1½ tsp
  • 6 g salt 1 tsp
  • 1 small lemon zest

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 125 g powdered sugar 1 cup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 58 g heavy cream ¼ cup

Fruit Topping

  • 60 g blueberries ½ cup
  • 8 oz strawberry slices 1½ cups

Instructions
 

Prep

  • Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C.
  • Line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper.

The Cookie Crust

  • Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a handheld mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. To the bowl, add the egg yolks, sourdough discard, and vanilla extract, and mix until incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and lemon zest.
  • ​Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.
  • Scoop the cookie dough into the parchment-lined pan evenly in the pan. Press dough in an even layer.
  • Place the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before decorating.

Frosting

  • In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese with a handheld mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla extract, heavy cream, and powdered sugar. Mix for an additional minute to whip some air into the frosting.
  • Tip: For a smooth cream cheese frosting, whip the cream cheese smooth before adding the liquid ingredients. Also, sift the confectioners' sugar through a mesh strainer to remove the lumps.

Assemble the Patriotic Fruit Pizza

  • Wash and dry the fruit. Cut off the green tops and slice strawberries lengthwise.
  • Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over the cooled crust with an offset spatula. Add the berries in a flag pattern. Add the blueberries into the top left corner of the cookie. Arrange the strawberries in 4 lines.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve. Best if served immediately.
  • Tip: If serving on a platter, remove the cookie from the pan before adding the fruit. Loosen the cookie crust from the sides of the pan and lift, using the parchment paper as handles, onto the serving platter or large cutting board.

Storage

  • Cover the fruit cookie with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days. The fruit pizza is best the day it's served. The cookie base holds up well, but over time, the fruit begins to soften and weep into the frosting. This doesn't affect the flavor, but it isn't as aesthetic.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an approximation.
  • For an elevated presentation, use a pastry bag and pipe extra frosting for the white stripes.
  • If the dough is too sticky, lay a second piece of parchment paper over the crust to press the dough into the pan.
  • The type of pan you bake in affects the baking time. The baking time in this recipe is calculated for a dark metal pan. If using a glass or aluminum baking pan, the dough will bake at a slower rate, and you may need to add a few minutes to the baking time.

Nutrition

Calories: 453.4kcalCarbohydrates: 54.7gProtein: 4.8gFat: 24.7gSaturated Fat: 14.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6.4gTrans Fat: 0.6gCholesterol: 95.6mgSodium: 303.3mgPotassium: 100.3mgFiber: 1.3gSugar: 33.5gVitamin A: 841.6IUVitamin C: 12.3mgCalcium: 62.6mgIron: 1.5mg
Keyword sourdough dessert, sourdough discard recipe
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