Firecracker Bites – 4th of July Cookies

Here is a festive 4th of July cookies recipe that’s perfect all summer.

Firecracker bites are tasty and fun to eat.

The colors of the dough are easy to switch up depending on your occasion.

Summer is coming, and that means barbecues, celebrations, and gatherings.

Whether you plan on hosting or attending, you should make these Memorial Day or 4th of July cookies.

Party food isn’t complete without cookies, right? Here is a giant list of BBQ party foods of all kinds.

Firecracker Bites – Red, White & Blue 4th of July Cookies Recipe

Here’s what you need to make these cookies. The measurements are in the recipe card below.

For the Dough:

• Sugar
• Butter
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Flour
• Salt
• Red and blue food coloring

For the Frosting:

• Cream cheese
• Butter
• Vanilla extract
• Powdered sugar
• Star sprinkles

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a mini muffin pan with butter
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat your sugar and butter with a hand mixer until light and fluffy
3. Mix in your egg and vanilla
4. Now mix in your flour, salt, and baking powder
5. Separate your dough in half, add red food coloring to one, and blue to the other and mix
6. Mix both colors of dough together and form into small bouncy ball sized balls
7. Press each dough ball slightly into the bottom of each muffin mold
8. Bake for 10 minutes
9. Right when they come out of the oven press the center of the cookie down with your finger and let cool
10. While your cookies are cooling, mix together your butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until you have a thick creamy frosting
11. Scoop the frosting into a large decorating bag and cut the tip off
12. Frost the center of your cookies with a swirled motion
13. Top off with just the blue and white star sprinkles and enjoy

The possibilities are endless with these cookies.

Change the colors, the frosting, and the decorations to make them for different holidays.

If you’re having a graduation party, maybe use the school colors.

Wedding shower? Use the theme colors and a fancier frosting swirl.

Get creative and use your imagination.

4th of July party food recipes:

• Smurfberry bark candy recipe happens to also have the perfect colors for patriotic events.
• Red, white, and blue chocolate covered Oreo cookies are a rich and chocolaty experience.
• Patriotic colored chocolate shot glass to fill with whatever you like.
• Red, white, and blue cream cheese dip for dipping fruit, cookies, or crackers.

Do you make 4th of July cookies?

Do you think you would like these Firecracker Bites?