This easy recipe for an American flag cookie cake has the WOW! factor for a patriotic get-together. It’s perfect for July 4th or Memorial Day. Best of all, we’ve simplified the recipe so that your kids can easily make this patriotic dessert and get great results. Your kids will be so proud that they have made this and will be sure to get lots of compliments.
Did you know there is a National Sugar Cookie Day on July 9? They are a simple thing to bake but hugely popular. Using fresh fruit, this great recipe elevates the humble sugar cookie base to a patriotic dessert that has the Wow! factor.
American Flag Cookie Cake Recipe
Servings 12
Prep: 10 minutes| Cook Time: 15 minutes | Assembly Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
1 package Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix
½ cup butter (room temperature)
1 egg
2 cans of whipped frosting
1 cup fresh blueberries
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9×13 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In an electric mixing bowl add sugar cookie mix, room temperature butter and egg
- Blend with the paddle attachment until well incorporated. If you don’t want to use an electric stand mixer, you can also put the ingredients into a medium bowl and use an electric hand mixer or beat the mix with a large fork.
- Transfer dough to a large rectangle baking sheet and press until even across.
- Poke the dough with a fork to ensure even baking
- Bake for 15-20 min or until golden brown and place on a cooling rack
- Once cooled, frost a thin layer of frosting across the entire cookie
- For cake assembly, arrange the blueberries in the top left corner
- Lay sliced strawberries overlapping in lines to look like the red stripes of the flag
- Take leftover frosting and put it in a large piping bag
- Cut the corner of the bag and pipe in a zigzag motion to make white stripes in between the strawberries to make the flag design
Serve or refrigerate until ready. Get an adult to cut the whole thing into portions with a sharp knife.
For best results, eat as soon as possible after making. However, you can store leftovers of your American flag cake in an airtight container for up to 3 days. In warm weather, it would be best to store it in the fridge and get it out about an hour before you want to eat it.
This is a fun way to get kids involved in patriotic celebrations. Who knows? it may even become an annual tradition!
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American Flag Cookie Cake
Ingredients
- 1 packet Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 medium egg
- 2 cans whipped frosting
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9×13 baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In an electric mixing bowl add sugar cookie mix, room temperature butter and egg
- Blend with the paddle attachment until well incorporated. If you don’t want to use an electric stand mixer, you can also put the ingredients into a medium bowl and use an electric hand mixer or beat the mix with a large fork.
- Transfer dough to a large rectangle baking sheet and press until even across.
- Poke the dough with a fork to ensure even baking
- Bake for 15-20 min or until golden brown and place on a cooling rack
- Once cooled, frost a thin layer of frosting across the entire cookie
- For cake assembly, arrange the blueberries in the top left corner
- Lay sliced strawberries overlapping in lines to look like the red stripes of the flag
- Take leftover frosting and put it in a large piping bag
- Cut the corner of the bag and pipe in a zigzag motion to make white stripes in between the strawberries to make the flag design
Notes
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If you’ve enjoyed this recipe, you might like to try making a Strawberry Spoon Cake.
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