4th of July Recipe: Spritz-Spangled Banner Cookie Pizza June 23 2026

By Elizabeth Ritchie Sherrill

Celebrating America's 250th

I have unintentionally started many traditions for our little family. I try to take it as a compliment that my children simply love what we have done before and think we therefore must do it again, but sometimes the expectations of maintaining tradition can be a bit stressful. Christmas, of course, is the biggest offender, but even Halloween, Easter, and Memorial Day pack a punch over here.

By some delightful miracle, the Fourth of July is not one of those holidays. We somehow have absolutely zero must-do traditions, aside from celebrating together. It makes July 4th exciting in a new way — deciding what we want to do each year and who we want to spend it with. Sometimes that is a huge crowd, and sometimes it is just ourselves.

While this year feels big as America’s 250th, I hope you find the perfect way to celebrate with friends and family. Here is an easy (and tasty) activity that you can bring to any gathering, big or small.

Spritz-Spangled Banner: Our Family’s Festive Cookie Pizza Recipe

I discovered the genius party-pleaser that is cookie pizza when a fellow mom broke it out at a Fourth of July cookout years ago, and all of the kids went crazy over it. Adults too! It’s easy and fun to make it your own.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 rolls of refrigerated cookie dough (16.5 oz each)
• Ritchie Hill Bakery’s Britt’s Spritz cookies
• 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Fresh strawberries
• Fresh blueberries
• Lemon juice
• Sprinkles or edible glitter
• Parchment paper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9x13" baking dish with parchment paper.
3. Cut both rolls of cookie dough into rounds to make it easier to push down to form a solid crust.
4. Transfer the cookie dough rounds to the pizza pan. While holding the parchment paper in place, flatten out the cookie dough with your fingers until the crust is around 1/2" thick.
5. Bake the cookie crust. Because the dough is thicker than individual cookies, use the time on the cookie dough label (usually 10-15 minutes) plus another 10-25 minutes.
6. Remove the dough when the edges begin to turn golden.
7. Let it cool completely in the pan.
8. Meanwhile, make the frosting by combining the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a few drops of lemon juice in a bowl with a mixer.
9. When the cookie crust has cooled completely, frost with the cream cheese icing.
10. Slice strawberries, as desired.
11. Use Britt’s Spritz cookies to form your flag lines, then fill in the flag with blueberries and strawberry slices.
12. Top with sprinkles, edible glitter, or other festive toppings!