Cookie Pizza Kids Cooking Party

A cookie pizza kids cooking party gives kids a chance to prepare cookie dough, bake a giant cookie pizza or individual cookie pizzas, and decorate the finished dessert with frosting and fruit.

You can make one giant cookie pizza in a pizza pan or individual cookie pizzas using a round cookie cutter. Kids can make the dough and do another activity while it bakes, or you can have the cookie bases baked ahead of time and ready to decorate.

This is a great option for a kids cooking birthday party, dessert cooking activity, classroom celebration, homeschool lesson, or weekend family cooking event.

For more dessert party ideas, try the Supreme Sundae Party, Cone Cakes Party, Mini Fruit Pies Party or try a savory option like a Pizza Cooking Party.

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Why This Cookie Pizza Party Works

Cookie pizza is a great dessert party idea because it combines baking, decorating, and creativity. Kids can work together on one giant cookie pizza or each child can decorate an individual cookie pizza.

This works especially well as a dessert cooking party for kids because children can bake and decorate their own individual dessert.

Items Needed for a Cookie Pizza Kids Cooking Party

• Pizza pan or cookie sheets, depending on whether you are making a large cookie pizza or individual cookies
• Mixing bowl and mixer, or bowl and wooden spoon
• Measuring teaspoons
• Measuring tablespoons
• Measuring cups
• Recipe ingredients plus extra flour for rolling out cookies
• Rolling pin(s) if making individual cookies
• Paper plates, cups, napkins, and eating utensils
• Frosting
• Various kinds of fruit
• Cutting boards and knives, only for older children with close supervision
• Recipe cards or printed recipe sheets for kids to take home

Cookie Pizza Kids Cooking Party Planning Timeline

Fruit Cookie Pizza Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond or lemon extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• Frosting
• Chopped fruit for topping

Directions

1. Have kids take turns adding ingredients so everyone gets a turn adding or stirring.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, powdered sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract, and almond or lemon extract.
3. Blend together.
4. In a separate large bowl, add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
5. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and blend together.
6. For individual cookie pizzas, roll dough out on a floured surface and cut out rounds with a round cookie cutter.
7. For one giant cookie pizza, press dough into a greased pizza pan.
8. Adults bake at 375F for 7 to 9 minutes.
9. Cool cookie pizza completely before frosting.
10. Spread frosting over the cooled cookie base.
11. Top with chopped fruit.

Variation: Another option for a large cookie pizza is using brownie mix in place of the sugar cookie dough.

Safety Tip: Adults should handle the oven and hot pans. Older children may help cut fruit only with close supervision.

Cookie Pizza Decorating Ideas

While an adult bakes and allows the cookie pizza to cool, prepare fruit toppings. If kids are old enough to cut and chop fruit, let them help with supervision. For younger groups, prepare fruit ahead of time or have an adult cut fruit while kids play cooking games, decorate aprons, or make chef hats.

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Banana slices
• Kiwi slices
• Mandarin oranges
• Grapes, sliced if serving younger children
• Pineapple pieces
• Chocolate chips
• Sprinkles
• Mini marshmallows

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