4th of July is just around the corner and you will impress your family with this super fun American Flag Cookie Cake Recipe. It decorates in no time and is a blast to eat. Get the kids involved on this one because they can make this with you. I like to make and bake the cookie cake but the kids get to decorate it and this is the perfect 4th of July dessert for them to decorate.
Let’s make this easy 4th of July dessert idea!
Equipment you need:
All you really need is a 9×13 cake pan. I love my Wilton 9×13 cake pan. It is sturdy, has straight sides, and it isn’t very expensive at all.
MY LATEST VIDEOSIngredients you need to make the chocolate chip cookie cake:
- 1 cup butter softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- tsp of vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2¼ cups of flour
- tsp salt
- tsp baking soda
- 2 cups of chocolate chips
Ingredients you need to decorate:
- 1 batch of Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (or a tub of store bought frosting)
- 1 bag of red white and blue m&ms. You will find them at your local store around 4th of July or on Amazon year round.
How to make American Flag Cookie Cake Recipe:
- In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
- Slowly add flour, salt, and baking soda, beating until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Spread in greased 9×13 cake pan. I love my Wilton 9×13 cake pan. Personally, I like to cover in foil and then grease the foil. It makes removing the cookie cake much easier.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Cool cookie in pan on a cooling rack and then remove and place on serving platter.
How to decorate American Flag cookie cake:
- Once the cookie cake is cooled completely, spread icing all over the cookie cake for a thin layer.
- Seperate your red white and blue m&ms. Get the kids involved on this.
- Add your rectangle of blue m&ms on the cake. My rectangle is 8 m&ms long and 6 m&ms tall.
- Then begin your stripes. I did 2 rows of red, then 2 rows of white, then 2 rows of red, etc… You should end of up with 4 red stripes and 3 white stripes.
- That is how easy it is! Get the kids involved to make this!
- Serve
American Flag Cookie Cake Recipe
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Serves: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- tsp of vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2¼ cups of flour
- tsp salt
- tsp baking soda
- 2 cups of chocolate chips
- Ingredients you need to decorate:
- 1 batch of Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (or a tub of store bought frosting)
- 1 bag of red white and blue m&ms. You will find them at your local store around 4th of July or on Amazon year round.
Instructions
- In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
- Slowly add flour, salt, and baking soda, beating until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips by hand.
- Spread in greased 9x13 cake pan. I love my Wilton 9x13 cake pan. Personally, I like to cover in foil and then grease the foil. It makes removing the cookie cake much easier.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Cool cookie in pan on a cooling rack and then remove and place on serving platter.
- Once the cookie cake is cooled completely, spread icing all over the cookie cake for a thin layer.
- Seperate your red white and blue m&ms. Get the kids involved on this.
- Add your rectangle of blue m&ms on the cake. My rectangle is 8 m&ms long and 6 m&ms tall.
- Then begin your stripes. I did 2 rows of red, then 2 rows of white, then 2 rows of red, etc... You should end of up with 4 red stripes and 3 white stripes.
- That is how easy it is! Get the kids involved to make this!
Try these other 4th of July Desserts:
- 4th of July Ice Cream Sandwich recipe
- Easy Bomb Brownie Bites
- The Best Red White and Blue Cake to Impress!
- How to make Red, White, and Blue Jello
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