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Patriotic Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza

By Lorraine

Quick, easy and festive, a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza is a simple recipe the whole family will love for 4th of July or birthday celebrations. Oh, it is almost Independence Day, a day for celebrating America with family, friends, fireworks and food! A giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza works so well for dessert. It is both festive and easy and a dessert everyone will love.

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An easy recipe for family parties to celebrate the 4th of July the whole family will love. Patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza is simple and festive for 4th of July, summer entertaining or birthdays.The dough mixes up so quickly you can have it in the pan and oven ready in less than 15 minutes. No need to scoop individual balls of dough or dirty multiple baking sheets. Serve the peanut butter cookie pizza right from the baking pan! 

Making Peanut butter cookie pizza dough

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Allow the butter and egg  to come to room temperature, about 30 minutes on the counter.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, white and brown sugar, vanilla and egg.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Mix until light and fluffy.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Add the flour.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.

Mix into a soft dough.

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Stir in the chips and M&M’s, reserving some M&M’s for the top (this just makes the top extra pretty).

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Transfer the mixture to an ungreased pizza pan.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Press cookie dough into the pizza pan evenly (right up to the edges of the pan).

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Press the reserved M&M’s candy into the top of the cookie. Bake for 20-24 minutes (less time baking means a softer cookie). 22 minutes was perfect in my oven.

 

Celebrate the 4th of July with a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza. Easy recipe the whole family will love.Remove from cookie pizza from the oven and let cool completely.

 

Buttercream Frosting

Wait until the peanut butter cookie pizza is completely cool before frosting.

Easy recipe for buttercream frosting for patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza.Begin by adding the softened butter to a mixing bowl and beat until light.

 

Easy recipe for buttercream frosting for patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza.Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk. 

 

Easy recipe for buttercream frosting for patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza.Mix until creamy and smooth, adding additional powdered sugar or more milk until desired consistency.

 

Easy recipe for buttercream frosting for patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza.

Put frosting into a piping bag with a decorator tip and decorate cookie edges with frosting. Top with sprinkles.

 

Quick, easy and festive, a giant patriotic peanut butter cookie pizza is a simple recipe the whole family will love for 4th of July or birthday celebrations. 

 

 

 

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Patriotic Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup white or chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup each red and blue M&M’s candy
DIRECTIONS:
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In mixer, combine margarine, peanut butter, sugars, vanilla and egg and mix until light and fluffy.
  • Stir in flour to make a soft dough. Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Press into pizza pan and bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees.

Frosting

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 Tablespoons softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp salt (or less, if desired)
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons milk (more or less to desired consistency)

DIRECTIONS

  • Add the softened butter to a mixing bowl and beat until light.
  • Add the powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and milk. 
  • Mix until creamy and smooth, adding additional powdered sugar or more milk until desired consistency.
  • Put frosting into a piping bag with a decorator tip and decorate cookie edges with frosting. Top with sprinkles.

 

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: 4th of July, Cookies, frosting, Patriotic, peanut butter

Comments

  1. Anna Thompson says

    July 2, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    You got me with the peanut butter. I have a weakness for it.

    Reply
  2. Lynn says

    July 2, 2019 at 6:43 am

    Very Festive! Happy 4th of July Week-Enjoy:@)

    Reply

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