4th of July Fireworks Cookies Recipe
Celebrate Independence Day with these festive 4th of July Fireworks Cookies! A vanilla cake mix base loaded with Oreo cookie chunks, M&M’s, and sprinkles makes for a colorful and delicious treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 – 15.25 ounce vanilla cake mix
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups Oreo cookie chunks (14 chocolate cream-filled)
- 3/4 cup red, white, & blue M&M’s, divided
- 1/2 cup red, white, & blue sprinkles, divided
Instructions
- Mix: Together the dry cake mix, butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in: The cookie chunks, 1/2 cup M&M’s, and 1/4 cup of the sprinkles gently.
- Refrigerate: The dough for 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven: To 350 degrees.
- Use: A 2-tablespoon cookie scoop to make 24 even dough balls. Press the remaining M&Ms into the tops of the dough balls. Add extra sprinkles if desired.
- Place: The dough balls on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the hot pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a piece of parchment paper to cool completely.
- Store: The cooled cookies in a tightly sealed container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: 4th of July, Fireworks Cookies, Independence Day treats, festive cookies, patriotic desserts
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