Description
These Patriotic Crinkle Cookies are a festive and delicious treat, perfect for patriotic holidays like the 4th of July. Made with a white cake mix base and colored with red and blue gel food coloring, these cookies are easy to make and sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients:
- 1 box white cake mix (15.25 oz)
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- red and blue gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix dough: In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract until a soft dough forms.
- Color dough: Divide the dough into three bowls. Leave one plain, tint one with red gel food coloring, and the other with blue. Mix until colors are well incorporated.
- Form cookies: Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough from each color and press together into tricolor balls. Roll in powdered sugar and place on baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes until set but soft in the center. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For bolder colors, use gel food coloring.
- These cookies freeze well and are great for make-ahead preparations.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
