4th of July Cookies
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4.8
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
12 giant
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Calories
428 kcal
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Course
Dessert
4th of July Cookies
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Celebrate America's birthday with these festive red, white and blue chocolate chip cookies! They are soft, ooey-gooey, and the perfect patriotic cookie.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup cold, unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed (dark or light)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 cups milk chocolate chips (or less if desired)
- red and blue gel food coloring
- edible glitter stars
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Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl: all purpose flour, cake flour, corn starch, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Place the cubed butter and sugars into the bowl of a stand mixer and secure the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer on and cream until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the eggs, egg yolks and vanilla extract and blend until mixed. Use a rubber spatula to knock off mixture if any is sticking to the sides of the bowl and mix again.
- Gradually add in the dry ingredients. Mix until incorporated. Lastly, add in the chocolate chips and mix just until combined.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Divide the cookie dough into 3 equal sections. I like to use a scale for this to make sure they all weigh the same.
- Add red food coloring to one section, blue to another, and leave the third section as is. Mix until it is incorporated throughout the dough. Add enough food coloring to get a nice deep red and blue color. Adding too little will make the cookies look pastel. If you feel the dough has gotten warm or sticky and hard to work with, refrigerate it for a few minutes.
- Roll each dough section into a long 15 inch log and place next to each other on plastic wrap or parchment paper. Wrap and roll the cookie dough logs so it makes 1 big uniform log. Cut a section of the dough for the size cookie you want, roll into a ball and place on the prepared cookie sheet. (6 cookies to 1 sheet is what I normally do). This recipe will make 24 small cookies or 12 very large cookies!
- Bake for 10 minutes or just until the edges begin to brown. Gently press more chocolate chips on top of the cookies while they are warm, if desired. Let the cookies continue to cook on the cookie sheet for about 5-10 minutes after you remove them from the oven, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Decorate with edible glitter stars and enjoy!
Notes
- Feel free to make the cookies smaller in size. You may need to bake for a minute or so less since they are smaller.
- This recipe makes a lot of cookies, you can easily cut the recipe in half to make 6 giant cookies or 12 smaller cookies.
- Storage: If you store them in an air-tight container they will last at room temperature for 3-5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Make ahead: you can freeze the cookie dough for up to 3 months. I suggest shaping the cookie dough into balls as you would when preparing to bake them. Place them on a silicone or parchment-lined sheet to freeze then store in freezer safe baggies until ready to bake. Let them come to room temperature prior to baking as directed.
- This recipe idea was inspired by Cookies and Cups Patriotic Cookies.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
428kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
57g
(19%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
337mg
(14%)
Potassium
258mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
20g
(40%)
Vitamin A
559IU
(11%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12giant
Amount Per Serving
Calories 428 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 428kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 337mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 258mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 559IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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