Description
Celebrate Independence Day with our vibrant 4th of July Crinkle Cookies! These festive cookies feature a delightful combination of red, white, and blue colors, making them the perfect addition to your holiday dessert table. With their soft and chewy texture, they are sure to please guests of all ages. The best part? This easy-to-follow recipe takes just 30 minutes from start to finish, allowing you to whip up a batch for last-minute celebrations or summer barbecues. Customize the colors for other holidays or events, and impress everyone with your baking skills!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Red gel food coloring
- Blue gel food coloring
- 1 cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually combine with wet ingredients without overmixing.
- Divide the dough into three portions: leave one plain, add red coloring to another, and blue to the last. Mix until evenly colored.
- Chill covered dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll small amounts of each colored dough together to form balls; coat in powdered sugar.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are set; cool before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (24g)
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg