The Best Strawberry Cookie Pizza Recipe
The Best Strawberry Pizza Recipe – The cookie base of our strawberry dessert pizza is so tender and flavorful! Made with fresh, sweet strawberries and tangy goat cheese, you’ll want to make this sugar cookie fruit pizza all season long.
Why We Love This Strawberry Cookie Pizza Recipe
No, really. This is the BEST strawberry fruit pizza recipe out there! Generally, I don’t go throwing around the words “the best” unless am sure I’m right.
Made with fresh blushing strawberries, honey-sweetened goat cheese, and the best sugar cookie crust you’ll ever taste, the best strawberry pizza is a recipe I’ll stand behind as a treat you’re going to share with friends again and again. It’s a fabulous treat for picnics, summer barbecues, and potlucks!
BUT there are three things that are necessary to make the best strawberry pizza so darn good…
- You have to make it in the late spring or summertime when strawberries are ripe and in season.
- You have to use soft fresh goat cheese, not cream cheese, or some other inferior substitute. (No offense to cream cheese, but is there really any comparison?)
- You have to make this particular sugar cookie base. If you try to fudge it and buy a pre-made sugar cookie log, it will no longer be the best. *wink*
Winking aside, I’m serious about number three. We’re using my tried-and-true very best sugar cookie dough that kicks all other sugar cookies to the curb. It’s light and tender, with the perfect balance of vanilla, salt, and buttery essence.
This sugar cookie base is the ideal platform for layers of unadulterated toppings like fresh summer berries, honey, and chevre!
Ingredients You Need
- Strawberries – use fresh and ripe strawberries
- Goat cheese – use softened goat cheese at room temperature
- Honey – to sweeten the cheese
- All-purpose flour – swap with gluten-free flour to make these gluten-free
- Baking powder – to make the fluffy cookie interior
- Butter – use unsalted butter at room temperature
- Salt – to balance the flavors
- Sugar – to keep things sweet
- Egg – use large eggs at room temperature
- Vanilla extract – use a high-quality version
How To Make Strawberry Cookie Pizza
- First, make the cookie base. Preheat the oven and line a 10×15-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Use an electric mixer to combine the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then add the egg and vanilla and beat again to combine. Slowly add in all of the dry ingredients — the flour, baking powder, and salt — and mix until smooth.
- Place the cookie dough onto the baking sheet and press the dough out evenly. Bake until golden brown.
- Mix the softened goat cheese and honey together until smooth.
- Cool the cookie for a few minutes and then top it with the goat cheese and honey mixture.
- Remove the stems from the strawberries and slice them into thin, even pieces. Arrange the slices in overlapping rows across the pizza until the entire cookie is covered.
- Cut and serve immediately, or cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions
This delicious and refreshing strawberry pizza is the perfect light desert for any dinner party, especially in the spring when strawberries are in season. You can totally serve each slice on its own, but if you want to jazz it up a little bit, try drizzling some honey on top and sprinkling fresh mint for a pop of color.
You can also top this strawberry pizza with some chopped pistachios for an extra crunchy, salty contrast to the sweetness of the strawberries.
Get the Complete (Printable) Strawberry Pizza Recipe Below. Enjoy!
Recipe Variations
- Cookie dough – If you really don’t want to make the dough from scratch, go ahead and use store-bought pre-made cookie dough. Just know, that you’re missing out on the best of the best!
- Gluten-free – Go for either a store-bought gluten-free sugar cookie as a base for this recipe. If you’re making the cookie base from scratch, swap the all-purpose flour with gluten-free alternatives like oat flour, coconut flour or almond flour.
- Cheese – Goat cheese definitely adds a tangy and creamy flavor, but you can easily swap it for mascarpone, cream cheese, or ricotta if you prefer something a little bit milder.
- Berries – If strawberries aren’t your thing, you can swap them out for other berries like blueberries, blackberries and/or raspberries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Listen, fresh strawberries will give the BEST flavor and texture. But if you can’t find any fresh ones, sure, try frozen strawberries. Just make sure to thaw them first and remove any extra moisture when they’re at room temperature.
Yes! You can make every part of this recipe ahead of time. Make the sugar cookie dough and freeze or refrigerate a couple of days ahead before baking. The goat cheese and honey mixture can also be mixed ahead of time and stored in the fridge for up to a week. As for the strawberries, please, please use fresh strawberries for this recipe; they make all the difference. Cut and assemble the day of serving and enjoy!
I definitely suggest enjoying strawberry pizza the same day that it’s assembled. The moistness from the goat cheese and juices from fresh cut strawberries can make the cookie base a tad soggy. That being said, you can transfer leftover pizza slices to an airtight container and keep in the fridge for a day or so.
Looking for More Scrumptious Strawberry Recipes? Be Sure to Also Try:
- Strawberry Smoothies
- Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe
- Strawberry Shortcake S’mores
- Lemon Ricotta Crepe Cake with Strawberry Sauce
- Vegan Fruit Pizza (Gluten-Free!)
The Best Strawberry Cookie Pizza Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 ounces chevre goat cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 10×15-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Then scrape the bowl and add the egg and vanilla. Beat again to combine. Then with the mixer running, slowly add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Scrape the bowl and beat again until smooth.
- Dump the cookie dough out onto the prepared baking sheet. Use your hands to press the dough out evenly from corner to corner. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, mix the softened goat cheese and honey together until smooth. Once the cookie base comes out of the oven, allow it to cool for 5 minutes, then spread the goat cheese evenly over the base while it’s still a little warm.
- Hull the strawberries and slice into thin pieces. Start at one end and line the strawberry slices across the pizza, overlapping each row for complete coverage. Cut and serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.
This is an absolute favorite recipe!! Such a great combination of flavors!