Description
Celebrate your next gathering with a stunning American Flag Cookie Cake, an easy-to-make dessert that combines delicious flavors and festive presentation. This vibrant treat features a delightful cookie base studded with chocolate chips and topped with creamy vanilla buttercream frosting, decorated to resemble the American flag. Whether it’s for the 4th of July or any special occasion, this crowd-pleasing dessert is perfect for creating lasting memories with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup softened butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2¼ cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- Vanilla buttercream frosting (homemade or store-bought)
- Red, white, and blue M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×13 inch cake pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together softened butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Gradually mix in flour, salt, and baking soda until fully combined.
- Gently fold in chocolate chips using a spatula.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely on a rack before frosting.
- Once cooled, frost the top with vanilla buttercream and decorate with red, white, and blue M&Ms to create the flag design.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg