Description
Celebrate with these festive Patriotic Cake Mix Cookies that blend vibrant red, white, and blue colors for a fun and easy treat perfect for holidays and parties. Made from a simple white cake mix base, they come together quickly and bake into soft, colorful cookies that are sure to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 white cake mix (about 15.25 ounces)
- 3 egg whites
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Coloring
- Red food coloring, as needed
- Blue food coloring, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it is ready for baking once your cookie dough is prepared.
- Mix Dry and Wet Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the white cake mix, 3 egg whites, and 1/3 cup vegetable oil until you form a smooth dough.
- Divide Dough: Separate the dough evenly into three smaller bowls to prepare for coloring.
- Keep White Dough: Set aside one bowl as your white dough without adding any coloring.
- Add Red Color: To the second bowl, add red food coloring gradually, mixing well until you achieve the desired vibrant red shade.
- Add Blue Color: To the third bowl, add blue food coloring little by little, stirring until the desired blue color is reached.
- Form Multicolored Balls: Take a small piece from each colored dough and gently combine them to form a single teaspoon-sized ball that showcases all three colors.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place each multicolored dough ball onto a greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet, spacing them slightly apart to allow for spreading.
- Repeat Process: Continue forming and placing dough balls using the remaining dough until all is used.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes until the edges are set and the centers look cooked but still soft.
Notes
- Be careful not to overmix the dough once colors are added to avoid muddy colors.
- Use grease or parchment paper on your baking sheet to prevent sticking.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- You can adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve your preferred color intensity.
- For variation, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract for extra flavor.