Patriotic Cupcakes

Patriotic Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 package (18-1/4 ounces) white cake mix
1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Red, white and blue sprinkles

Directions:

Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
In a small bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and blue food coloring. In another bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and red food coloring. Leave remaining batter plain.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups with 2 tablespoons red batter, 2 tablespoons plain batter and 2 tablespoons blue batter. Bake at 350° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with vanilla frosting; decorate with sprinkles. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

flag cookie cake

The Recipe
- 1 tube pre-made sugar cookie dough
- 1 package (8oz.) cream cheese
- 1 cup marshmallow cream
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 cup blueberries

Spread cookie dough in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake according to directions or until light brown. Let cool. Mix cream cheese and marshmallow cream until fluffy. Spread mix on cooled cookie and top with strawberries and blueberries in the design of a flag.

Have your kids decorate this simple recipe for a Fourth of July picnic.
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
•1 pkg. refrigerated sugar cookie dough
•8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
•2 Tbsp. butter, softened
•2-3 Tbsp. milk
•1 cup powdered sugar
•1 Tbsp. lemon juice
•blueberries, raspberries, strawberries
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and then press the cookie dough into a rectangular shape that is about 1/8" thick. Press your thumbs into the edges to create a scalloped border. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
While the crust is cooling, mix the cream cheese, butter, 2 Tbsp. milk, powdered sugar, and lemon juice in a medium bowl; beat until fluffy. Add more milk if necessary until spreading consistency is reached. Spread over the cooled cookie, leaving the scalloped border exposed.

Arrange the fruit in an American flag design. Blueberries will form the blue field in the upper left hand corner, and use the raspberries and/or strawberries for the horizontal stripes. Cut into squares to serve. Serves 12
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