MAKE THIS
A sweet treat? A healthy(ish) snack? This fruit and cookie
pizza is both. Best of all, it’s something the birthday boy
or girl can make themselves, with just a little supervision
from you. Just imagine how proud they’ll be to serve their
own delicious creation to their guests!
FRUIT AND COOKIE PIZZA
When you place the fruit on the pizza, you can decorate it
any way you want. You could spell a name, make a flag for a
holiday, or even create colorful patterns, like a rainbow.

SERVES 12
1 (16.5-ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 small banana, peeled and sliced
1 small kiwifruit, peeled and sliced
1 cup sliced strawberries
½ cup blueberries
¼ cup apple jelly
2 teaspoons water
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Spread the entire roll of cookie dough out onto a large
ungreased baking sheet or pizza pan. Bake 12–14 minutes,
or until lightly browned. Use pot holders to remove the pan
from the oven. Place the pan on a cooling rack and cool the
crust completely, about 30 minutes.

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3. Put the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl
and mix well with a wooden spoon. Use a spatula to spread
the mixture over the top of the cooled crust.

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5. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the jelly and
water. Heat the mixture in the microwave for 20–30 seconds
on high until it is melted and spreadable. Brush the glaze
over the fruit on the pizza.

6. Refrigerate the pizza for at least 2 hours before serving.

Cut it into pieces with a pizza cutter. T
PER SERVING
Calories: 280 | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 200mg | Carbohydrates: 39g | Fiber: 1g |
Sugar: 26g | Protein: 3g
Excerpted from The Everything Kids’
Cookbook, Updated Edition by Sandra K.

Nissenberg. Copyright © 2002, 2008, 2020
by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Photographs by
Kelly Jaggers. Used with permission of the
publisher, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon
& Schuster. All rights reserved.

— PJ FEINSTEIN
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4. Place the fruit on top of the cream cheese layer.

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