My family loves a fruit pizza for any occasion. For Valentine’s Day, we’ve been making a large heart-shaped fruit pizza for years but this year I wanted to make individual mini heart fruit pizza cookies for ease of serving as an after-school snack the week of Valentine’s Day.

Directions;

Step 1: Make the Sugar Cookie Dough and Chill

*You can certainly skip this step and buy pre-made sugar cookie dough if you prefer.

I like using this sugar cookie recipe whenever I make cut-out cookies.

Step 2: Cut Out Hearts and Bake

Preheat the oven to 350. I put a piece of parchment paper or a silicone baking mat on each cookie sheet (I use two).

Roll out the dough on a well-floured surface.

TIP: I ALWAYS roll out cookie dough between two sheets of wax paper, flouring the surface of the paper frequently.

Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out your cookies. I used a 3″ x 3″ heart and the recipe I used easily made 24 cookies.

Bake for 9 minutes. Let cookies cool completely before frosting.

Step 3: Make the Frosting

Cream together the butter and cream cheese.

Add the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Add the vanilla extract.

Add food coloring if using. I split my frosting into two bowls to make half pink and half red.

Step 4: Frost and Add the Fruit

Frost each cookie and add sliced-up fruit of your choosing. For Valentine’s Day, I like to stick with red and purple colored fruit like strawberries, grapes, raspberries, etc.

Usually, I frost the cookies and then my young kids like to add the fruit in whatever design/combo they want.

Step 5: Refrigerate

You can eat the cookies immediately but I prefer to refrigerate them for at least a few hours if not overnight. Any cookies you don’t eat should be stored in the refrigerator.

For more Valentine’s Day inspiration;

• Easy Tiramisu
• Romantic Movies
• Valentine’s Day Children’s Books