These 4th Of July Cake Mix Cookies are not only delicious but they’re one of the easiest patriotic desserts you can make. You’ll only need 5 ingredients plus sprinkles. And the kids will have a blast helping to decorate them.
Cake mix cookies are always a big hit in our house. Everyone loves the taste and I love the convenience the cake mix provides. And they’re so easy, there’s no need to pull out a stand mixer!
4th Of July Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
We all need a festive dessert on the fourth of July. This is a go-to for me. It’s a perfect party treat and everyone loves the soft texture and red, and blue sprinkles of course!
Looking for more delicious cookie recipes? Try my oatmeal raisin cookies, cinnamon sugar cookies, monster cookies and my oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I love cookies so you know you’re going to love these cookies too!!
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Ingredients For Fireworks Cookies
- vanilla or white cake mix
- eggs
- vegetable oil
- vanilla extract
- vanilla or white almond bark
- sprinkles
Tips
- Be Gentle! Cake mix cookies tend to be very delicate. Make sure they are completely cooled before attempting to dip them in the chocolate. Handle with care!
- Cookie Scoop: Use a small cookie scoop, generously filled, to shape the cookie dough.
- Spacing dough: These fourth of July decorated cookies will spread as they bake so be sure to space each cookie dough ball a minimum of 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Cookie Color: If you want to color the cookies red and blue, divide the dough and use gel food coloring to do so. Add a bit at a time to get the exact shade you’re looking for.
Storing + Freezing
- How Long Can You Keep This In The Fridge? These fourth of July sugar cookies can be stored in the fridge for a week.
- Can You Freeze These? Yes, these 4th of July cookies can last in the freezer for 8 months.
- Make-Ahead Tips: If you have lots of recipes to make on the 4th, mix the dough ingredients ahead, and store it in the fridge for 1-2 days or 4-6 months in the freezer. Make sure to wrap it well with saran wrap and or store it in an airtight container to prevent it from drying.
Variations For These Treats
- Frosting Instead? If you don’t want to use vanilla or white almond bark use vanilla frosting instead.
- Flavoring: Add 1/4 to 1/2 a teaspoon of either lemon or almond extract to the batter when you add the vanilla extract.
- White Chocolate: Mix 1 cup of white chocolate chips into the batter.
- M&M’s: Keep the theme going by adding 1 cup of red, white, and blue M&M’s to the batter and press a few extra on the top of each dough ball before baking.
- Festive Ice Cream Sandwiches: Sandwich a scoop of vanilla ice cream between these cookies. Just remember the cookies can be fragile so create this variation gently.
How to Make 4th Of July Cake Mix Cookies
- Make the dough. Stir all the dough ingredients in a large bowl. Chill.
- Scoop the dough into balls and place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake. Then chill the cookies.
- Melt the almond bark.
- Dip half of the chilled cookies in the almond bark. Add sprinkles.
- Enjoy.
See complete instructions below.
More Dessert Recipes For A July Celebration
- Red White and Blue Poke Cake
- Texas Sheet Cake
- Blueberry Yum Yum
- Berry Chantilly Cake
- Sour Cream Cookies
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4th Of July Cake Mix Cookies
4th Of July Cake Mix Cookies are party-perfect patriotic cookies! Super easy to make with a soft texture and rich vanilla flavor. Only needs 5 ingredients!
Servings: 22 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla or white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 ounces vanilla/white almond bark
- Red, white, and blue sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the cake mix (1 box), eggs (2), vegetable oil (1/3 cup), and vanilla (1 teaspoon). Stir until well incorporated.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- When the dough is done chilling, scoop the dough into 1- to 1 ½-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. Do not overbake.
- Let the cookies cool completely before the next step (important).
- Melt the almond bark (12 ounces) in a large bowl in the microwave at 30-second intervals until it is smooth and creamy.
- Dip half of a cooled cookie into the melted almond bark. Immediately add the sprinkles of your choice. *Handle the cookies with care as they tend to be delicate*.
- Let the almond bark set naturally or pop the cookies into the refrigerator to set faster.
- Enjoy with your favorite glass of milk.
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Notes
- Be Gentle! Cake mix cookies tend to be very delicate. Make sure they are completely cooled before attempting to dip them in the chocolate. Handle with care!
- Cookie Scoop: Use a small cookie scoop, generously filled, to shape the cookie dough.
- Spacing dough: These cookies will spread as they bake so be sure to space each cookie dough ball a minimum of 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Cookie Color: If you want to color the cookies red and blue, divide the dough and use gel food coloring to do so. Add a bit at a time to get the exact shade you're looking for.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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My kids will love this! Now they have a task for the holiday prep. Thanks for this.
Ah, that’s exciting! A perfect way to have fun. Thanks, Joan. Enjoy! 🙂