The Most Patriotic Cookie
I made these pretty, red white and blue marbled cookies over Memorial Day Weekend. I know, obviously it would have been best if I could’ve gotten them to you before Memorial Day, but I’m late to everything and I thought that they at least still would be worth sharing for the Fourth of July. If you’re a regular follower (thank you!), you might recognize these cookies and their technique from my marble heart cookies or my galaxy cookies. I hesitated to even share them, but with how popular those recipes have been in the past, I thought some festive, patriotic tweaking was in order.
And just look at them! I (oh-so-humbly) declare that they are the most gorgeous, beautiful Fourth of July cookies I’ve ever seen. With their whorls of red, blue and white (don’t they look a little watercolor-esque to you?), their silver star spangles, and a light sprinkle of luster dust glitter, how perfect would these be for your next 4th of July party!? Despite the fact that they look intricate and complicated, the marbling process is actually insanely simple and hard to mess up. I’ve included a few tips below, links to all of the tools that I use in my own kitchen (below the recipe) and a step-by-step video showing you exactly how easy these are to make.
Some Notes on Food Coloring
I highly, highly recommend using gel food coloring for these. With standard liquid dyes, red coloring tends to appear as more of a pinkish shade when combined with the white glaze, and we want this to be a bright, vibrant, distinct red. When using gel, a little goes a long way, and the color comes out much more vibrantly. I personally love using Americolor brand gels. Take care when you’re swirling your dyes together that you don’t over-mix them, otherwise you’ll end up with some purple-y hues in your cookies. It’s not the worst thing that can happen, but the goal is to stick to red white and blue. Another note, please don’t overdo it on the dye. Remember, these are red, white and blue, so we want the white glaze to shine through as well. Too much dye will also make these cookies taste like food coloring rather than the soft, buttery, vanilla-glazed sugar cookies that we’re aiming for. With those notes in mind, this marble/swirl glaze technique is really, really easy to pull off. When I shared my Galaxy cookies, I shared a lot of step-by-step photos that I hoped would be useful. You can refer back to those, but this time, instead of step-by-step photos, I included a video right below the recipe so that you can see exactly how the glaze technique is done.
Enjoy!
More Recipes You Might Like:
Galaxy Cookies Red White & Blue Chocolate Chip Cookies Easy Sugar Cookies Rice Krispie Treats
Be sure to check out my video at the bottom of the recipe where I’ll walk you through the decorating steps! If you enjoy watching, make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel where I’ve already uploaded over 150 recipe videos that you can watch for free! Recommended Kitchen Tools:
I originally shared this recipe for Star Spangled Cookies 06/01/2017. Post updated and new video added 06/14/2019.
