These flag sugar cookies are so easy to make with rectangle cookies and red licorice! Planning a BBQ for Memorial Day or the 4th of July? Don’t forget a sugar cookies station for the kids!
We made these flag sugar cookies for a backyard BBQ that we had a couple of years ago and they were so easy!
My kids love helping me in the kitchen so I try to include them as much as possible when it comes to meal and party planning. You can make them ahead of time or set out a sugar cookie station for the kids to use during the BBQ. The best part is that you don’t have to worry about a sprinkle mess when you are outside! Just brush the sprinkles off of the table and onto the grass. And you don’t have to stop at BBQ get togethers, these would be great for classroom parties and preschool activities too!
American Flag Sugar Cookies
(scroll down for printable sugar cookie recipe)
Supplies:
1 batch of sugar cookies (3.5″ x 5″ rectangle cookies)
1 container of vanilla frosting (you can use either homemade or store-bought. We used store bought)
blue sugar and star sprinkles
Red licorice (4 per cookie)
If you use my sugar cookie recipe it will yield just over a dozen 3.5 x 5″ cookies.
TIP: Use an index card as a template for cutting out cookies. A pizza cutter works great to cut clean lines around the edges.
With a toothpick, mark off a small rectangle in the corner as a guide for sprinkling the blue sugar.
Cut licorice pieces to size (it will take 4 per cookie) for the stripes.
So cute, right? These sugar cookies are perfect kids activity for your next patriotic party!
Flag Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c. butter softened
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 tsp. almond extract
- 4 c. flour
- 1/2 c. cornstarch
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- red licorice
- blue and star sprinkles
- frosting
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until fluffy. Turn mixer down and add egg, vanilla and almond extract. Add baking powder. Sift in and flour and cornstarch until mixed thoroughly for 1-2 more minutes.
- Lightly flour your working surface and shape dough into a large ball.
- Roll dough out to desired thickness (I usually do 1/4- 3/8″) and cut into shapes. Add flour to the dough if it feels too sticky but a nice soft dough is what you want.
- Carefully transfer cut out cookie shapes with a spatula to a baking sheet.
- Bake baking sheets at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be soft.
- Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully moving to a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Spread cookies with a layer of vanilla frosting.
- With a toothpick, mark off a small rectangle in the corner as a guide for sprinkling the blue sugar.
- Add sugar and star sprinkles.
- Cut licorice pieces to size (it will take 4 per cookie) for the stripes.
Notes
Nutrition
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Your American Flag Sugar Cookies are great! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
love these super cute cookies. THey look easy enough to make so we can have fun making and still time to enjoy
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This recipe looks yummy and fun to make with the kids. I’m going to feature this in my Easy Ideas to Cook with Kids this Summer on Sunday at 6pm pst at Merry Monday! Hope to see you at the party!
My hubby loves sugar cookies and this would be a fun way to serve it up for July 4th. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinned and will be including this on this week’s roundup.