American Flag Cookie Cake

4.67 from 6 votes

This American Flag Cookie Cake Recipe is super simple to make. It is the best 4th of July dessert recipe . You will be shocked how easy it is to make.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Carrie Barnard

Cost: $13.69 Recipe, $0.57 per Serving

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2¼ cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups 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

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan. For easier removal, line the pan with foil and lightly grease the foil.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Gradually mix in the flour, salt, and baking soda until fully combined.
Fold the chocolate chips into the dough by hand.
Spread the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan.
Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the center is set.
Let the cookie cool completely in the pan, then carefully transfer it to a serving platter.
Spread a thin, even layer of vanilla buttercream frosting over the cooled cookie cake.
Separate the red, white, and blue M&M's by color.
Arrange the blue M&M's in the upper left corner to create the flag's blue field (about 8 candies wide by 6 candies tall).
Create the stripes by alternating two rows of red M&M's with two rows of white M&M's until you have four red stripes and three white stripes.
Slice into 24 servings and enjoy.

Notes

This dessert is a blast to get your kids help with!

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