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Red White & Blue Sugar Cookies

red white and blue cookies with a bite taken out
Celebrate in style with these Red White & Blue Sugar Cookies! These American flag inspired cookies are perfect for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, summer BBQs or any day you just want to show off your patriotic pride.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Serving Size 24

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Red and Blue Gel Food Coloring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • Start by adding butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix until light and creamy
  • Add in the egg and egg yolk to the butter and sugar mixture and mix to combine
  • Mix in the vanilla and salt
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder and then slowly incorporate into your sugar batter .. this takes time, it will seem very dry at first but will come together nicely
  • Separate your batter into 3 separate but equal parts and into individual bowls. Add blue food coloring to one bowl and red food coloring to another bowl and stir to combine or even use your hands to mix the coloring into your dough *suggest wearing disposable gloves if you are using your hands.
  • Once your color(s) are incorporated into your dough, pinch off a small amount of the red dough, the blue dough and the non-colored dough so that combined they make a ball about the size of a golf ball. Lightly roll the dough together to make a ball then break the ball in half and rip off some of the dough and place it in a different spot and roll the ball back together. You are looking to mix up the color pattern, that is what will create the 'swirl effect'.
  • Add 1/2 cup of sugar to a separate small bowl.. this is the sugar you will roll your cookie in before baking.
  • Once you are happy with your color placement, roll your dough ball though the extra sugar and place them on your cookie sheet - do no flatten!
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and remove.. let sit on the cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before moving the cookies to a wire rack
  • Let cool and enjoy!!

Notes

Expert Tips and Tricks

  • These red white & blue sugar cookies are a lot of fun to make but can be messy if you aren't careful. Be sure to grab some disposable gloves if you will be using your hands to mix the dough.
  • Want to make these patriotic cookies even more extra? Add white chocolate chips or sprinkles!! Simply stir in 1 cup of white chocolate chips to your batter or simply add them on top of your cookies when they come out of the oven.
  • Consider picking up some clear vanilla extract. Tastes the same as 'old fashioned' vanilla extract but without the brown coloring. Just a little way to keep the 'white' batter from tinting darker.
  • Colored food gel can be found in the cake decorating section of your grocery store or online.