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This easy Christmas sugar cookie pizza brings festive fun to the table with minimal effort. Start with a base of refrigerated dough pressed into a pan, bake until golden and let it cool. Spread sweet vanilla icing over the surface, then decorate with M&M’s, sprinkles and crushed peppermints for color and crunch. The finished cookie looks impressive with its bright holiday toppings but comes together in next to no time, making it perfect for a quick and cheerful holiday treat.
Easy Christmas sugar cookie pizza uses refrigerated dough, icing, M&M’s, sprinkles and peppermints to create a colorful holiday treat in just minutes.
Why not also whip up some festive butterscotch white Russians or elderflower rum mojitos? You might also like tiramisu cheesecake mini trifles.
Why You’ll Love It
Quick prep: Ready in under half an hour with simple steps.
Festive look: Bright candy toppings make it perfect for the season.
Kid-friendly: Decorating is fun and easy for little helpers.
Customizable: Swap in your favorite candies or colors.
Sugar Cookie Pizza for Christmas Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Refrigerated sugar cookie dough: Forms the quick base without mixing from scratch.
Vanilla icing: Smooth layer that holds the toppings in place.
Red and green M&M’s: Chocolate crunch that adds color and sweetness.
Holiday sprinkles: Seasonal sparkle with texture and fun.
Crushed peppermints: Cool mint crunch that balances the sweetness.
Whole peppermints: Optional garnish for a finished border.
How to Make a Sugar Cookie Pizza
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Prepare base: Slice and press cookie dough evenly into a greased pizza pan.
Bake crust: Cook until golden then cool completely on a rack.
Spread icing: Pipe and smooth vanilla icing across the cooled cookie crust with an icing spatula.
Decorate: Scatter M&M’s, sprinkles and peppermints evenly on top.
Finish: Use whole peppermints to create a decorative border.
Substitutions and Variations
Gluten-free option: Use gluten-free sugar cookie dough and confirm toppings are gluten free.
Icing swap: Try cream cheese frosting for tangy flavor.
Candy switch: Use crushed toffee, gumdrops or chocolate chips.
Flavor boost: Add a dash of peppermint extract to the icing.
Serving Suggestions
Appetizers: Begin your Christmas meal with an antipasto Christmas tree.
Main course: Serve pineapple glazed ham with green bean casserole, loaded mashed potato casserole and roasted acorn squash.
Dessert: Bring out this delicious easy Christmas sugar cookie pizza for dessert and perhaps some white Christmas punch too!
How to Store Chrismas Dessert Pizza
Store: Keep leftovers in an airtight container and enjoy within 5 days. It’s best to store it at room temperature. If it’s already sliced, you can put parchment paper between each layer.
Freeze: Although you could freeze this for up to a month, I find the sprinkles “bleed” their color so the dessert won’t look quite as pretty after thawing.
Top Tips
Press firmly: Seal dough pieces together so the crust bakes evenly.
Cool fully: Icing will melt if the cookie is still warm.
Decorate quickly: Add toppings while the icing is soft so they stick.
Cut cleanly: Use a sharp knife for neat slices.
Christmas Sugar Cookie Pizza FAQs
No. A round cake pan or baking sheet lined with parchment works too.
Skittles, M&M’s, other kinds of green and red candies – any of those would work. You can also vary the icing, although something white in color would work best, since it contrasts with the red and green decorations. If you’re making these with the kids, maybe have them pick their own toppings.
Since you don’t have to pipe anything fancy, just cover the pizza crust, you can simply snip the corner off a Ziploc bag and use that. If the icing doesn’t look even, just use an icing spatula to smooth it out. You don’t need it to look perfect though.
Sugar Cookie Pizza with Candy Toppings Recipe
Easy Christmas Sugar Cookie Pizza
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray a 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray.
- Cut your sugar cookie dough using a chef's knife into ¼-inch slices. Lay each slice on the pizza pan and press them evenly into the pan. Be sure to pack the pieces tightly into each other, so there are no open areas.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cookie dough is golden brown.
- Place on a cooling rack and allow to completely cool.
- Once cooled, pipe the icing over the top of the cookie. Use an icing spatula to smooth it out.
- Finish loading the Christmas cookie pizza with toppings! Use Starlight peppermints as a border. Distribute the M&M's, sprinkles and crushed peppermint evenly.
Notes
Cool fully: Icing will melt if the cookie is still warm.
Decorate quickly: Add toppings while the icing is soft so they stick.
Cut cleanly: Use a sharp knife for neat slices.
Nutrition
This recipe proves that holiday baking doesn’t have to be complicated. The refrigerated dough bakes into a sturdy base, the icing spreads smooth and the toppings add festive color with minimal effort. Kids can help decorate, and the result looks impressive on any holiday table. With easy Christmas sugar cookie pizza, you get a dessert that’s quick to prepare, fun to make and guaranteed to bring cheer. You’ll want a Christmas dessert pizza with candy toppings every year!
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Bella Bucchiotti
Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.
This is one of my go-to recipes of yours. Thank you!!
I love this dessert!