4th of July Cookie Pizza Is Our Favorite Holiday Treat

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JJames Walker
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4th of July Cookie Pizza Is Our Favorite Holiday Treat
Prep Time:
15 mins
Bake Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
12

Chocolate chip cookies and s'mores in one simple treat? Done! Celebrate the Fourth of July with a simple mash-up of two crowd pleasers. Ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookie dough bakes into a chewy crust topped with gooey marshmallows and melty chocolate chips. Add a handful or more—why not?—of colored chocolate candies, crushed graham crackers, and a spritz of red, white, and blue sprinkles. Let the fireworks begin!

How to Customize Your Cookie Pizza

Don't you love it when you can put your own little spin on a recipe? This easy dessert recipe has so many interchangeable ingredients it's very easy to change things up to celebrate other holidays or swap out ingredients just to better suit your family's taste buds. Follow our lead if you need a little inspiration to get you started.

  • Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough: Shop for other flavors of prepared dough in the refrigerator section of your grocery store. Most stores carry 16. 5 oz. tubes of sugar cookie and peanut butter doughs in addition to the chocolate chip. If the weight of your alternate dough is lighter or heavier than the 16.5 oz weight by an ounce or two, it will still work in this recipe.
  • Tiny Marshmallows: There are so many fun options for marshmallows! Look for large and small star-shaped marshmallows. Another time try jumbo marshmallows (just use fewer). If you really want to dress up this cookie pizza, search specialty or gourmet shops that often sell chocolate, strawberry, or other unique flavors.
  • Semisweet Chocolate Pieces: This is a no-brainer. You can always mix and match any of the chips—white chocolate, dark chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch, or sea salt caramel. During the winter holidays try peppermint chips, cherry chips, or other liqueur flavored chips.
  • Red and Blue Candy Coated Milk Chocolate Pieces: Thankfully these little gems come in any holiday color combo you might desire. Swap in peanut butter candies, chocolate covered peanut candy, or chop up you favorite candy bars to sprinkle over top.
  • Graham Crackers: If you're using a peanut butter cookie crust, crush up ginger cookies for a little more flavor. If you're using a sugar cookie dough base, crush up vanilla wafers or any shortbread cookie.
  • Sprinkles: While there is an endless supply of sprinkles in any combo you desire, keep this in mind: smaller sprinkles go further and are easier to eat.
  • Toppings: Last but not least, if you think your cookie needs a little something extra after it cools, drizzle chocolate, caramel, hot fudge sauce, or any ice cream topper over the cookie. Or serve it with a swoosh of whipped cream.

How Should I Store the Cookie Pizza?

If you're lucky enough to have leftovers, keep them in an airtight container or cover tightly with plastic wrap or foil and store at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (16.5-oz,) pkg. refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices

  • 2cupmini marshmallows

  • ½cupsemisweet chocolate pieces (3oz.)

  • 1 ½cup red and blue candy-coated milk chocolate pieces

  • 2 to 4graham cracker squares, coarsely crushed

  • 4th of July sprinkles

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 12- to 14-inch pizza pan. Press cookie dough slices into pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden.

  2. Immediately sprinkle with marshmallows; bake 2 to 3 minutes more or until puffed. Remove to a wire rack. Add chocolate pieces; let stand 5 minutes to soften. Sprinkle with red and blue candy-coated milk chocolate pieces, graham crackers, and sprinkles. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

346 Calories
15g Fat
50g Carbs
3g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe12
Calories346
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g 19%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 6mg 2%
Sodium 152mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 50g 18%
Total Sugars 37g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 31mg 2%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 154mg 3%
Fatty acids, total trans 1g
Folate, total 25.9mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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