4th of July Cookie Cake (Patriotic Skillet Cookie)

This 4th of July Cookie Cake is just as beautiful as it is delicious. White chocolate chips and patriotic red, white, and blue m&m’s mixed into a homemade chocolate chip cookie base, and topped with buttercream frosting and festive sprinkles.

This Independence Day (or any patriotic holiday), celebrate with this crisp yet chewy baked skillet cookie, all dressed in America’s colors! This simple-to-make, easy-to-serve, and crowd-pleasing recipe is the missing piece to your 4th of July menu.

A patriotic cookie by so many names. Is it a cookie cake, cookie pie, skillet cookie, cookie pizza, or pizookie? Who really cares about the name? Once you sink your teeth into this irresistibly chewy red, white, and blue cookie cake, you won’t!

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Simple Ingredients for 4th of July Cookie Cake

• Flour and Baking soda | Use all-purpose flour for structure and baking soda to help the cookie rise and have a tender texture.
• Salt and butter | Add a pinch of kosher salt and softened butter to add a balanced creaminess to the flavor of this easy recipe.
• Sugars | Use white sugar, natural cane sugar, and light or dark brown sugar.
• Vanilla | A couple of drops of vanilla extract deepens the cookie flavor.
• Egg | An egg is essential for most cookie recipes, helping combine the ingredients and produce the desired texture. Make sure it’s room temp!
• White chocolate chips | Represent the bright white stars on the American flag with white chocolate chips.
• M&Ms | Make this cookie cake with red, white, and blue M&Ms perfect for the Fourth of July. 
• Sprinkles | Choose fun and patriotic sprinkles online or at the grocery store for the perfect 4th of July dessert.
• Frosting | Decorate the skillet cookie cake with vanilla buttercream frosting. Purchase your favorite brand of icing from the store, or check out my easy and delicious homemade recipe.

How to Make a Forth of July Cookie Cake

Step 1 | Mix the chocolate chip cookie dough

First, preheat the oven to 350° F (175° C) then in a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer or hand mixer, using the paddle attachment; cream softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed for about 5 minutes until light and creamy. 

Next, mix the vanilla extract and room-temperature egg for one minute on medium-high speed.

Once thoroughly combined, begin slowly pouring in the flour mixture you set aside earlier. Mixing on low speed until just combined.

Step 2 | Add the chocolate and press into the skillet

Now that the chocolate chip cookie dough is complete sprinkle in the M&Ms and white chocolate chips. Fold them into the dough until they are evenly incorporated. Lightly butter or spray with oil the cast iron skillet or line with a piece of parchment paper.

Press the dough into gently using your fingers or a sheet of parchment paper. Add the sprinkles, and you’re ready to bake!

Step 3 | Bake your red white and blue cookie

Slip the skillet into the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the surface of the giant pizza cookie is a subtle golden brown color. Then, remove it and allow the cookie to cool completely before frosting.

Step 4 | Add frosting and serve!

If making homemade, make your buttercream frosting according to recipe card instructions, then transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitting with a 1M star tip if desired (or place into a ziplock baggie and snip ½ inch off the end).

Pipe the frosting around the outer edge of the skillet cookie. If you’re feeling extra festive, sprinkle a pinch of red, white, and blue sprinkles on top, slice, and serve by slicing wedges, like a fun dessert pizza! 

High Altitude Red White and Blue Dessert Cookie

• Add 2 additional tablespoons of flour.
• Subtract two tablespoons of brown sugar. 
• Increase the oven temperature to 375°F (190° C).
• Bake for about 15-18 minutes or until the cookie turns golden brown at the edges.

I love gathering with family and friends to show our love and appreciation for our country. Besides the company, the best part is the tasty cookout-style dishes and red, white, and blue desserts. Try my Patriotic Ice Cream, use red, white and blue sprinkles in my cake mix cookies, try these Strawberry Phyllo Cheesecake Cups, or this Strawberry Shortcake Cookie.

Variations & Substitutions

• Swap the Colors: patriotic dessert fit for any occasion by swapping the M&M colors and using different sprinkles. It’s perfect for birthdays, graduations, summer cookouts, and more! As is, this recipe is also great for Presidents Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day, and Memorial Day.
• Frosting: Bring more red, white, and blue by dying the frosting and making a pattern of patriotic dots around the edge of the cookie cake. You can even make white and red stripes with a blue square and white dots for stars to make a delicious American flag cookie cake.
• Gluten-Free Cookie Cake: Make this recipe gluten-free using ½ GF all-purpose flour and ½ almond flour, oat flour, or coconut flour, and ensure the sprinkles and vanilla extract are gluten-free.
• Swap out the white chocolate chips with semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips.
• Make it a giant patriotic sugar cookie by following my Cadbury Cookie Cake recipe.

Storage Tips

Store your July 4th dessert in an airtight container or cover it tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil it will keep on the counter for 2-3 days. Refrigerate for up to five days, but is best served fresh.

How to Freeze a Skillet Cookie

​Save your cookie cake leftovers for up to three months by storing them in a freezer-safe bag or container in the freezer. Then, let it thaw overnight in the fridge before slicing it again.

Best Entrees and Sides for Patriotic Cookie Cake + Video

Before diving into your homemade cookie cake, choose entrees and sides perfect for your 4th of July backyard or beach BBQ. Try my Bacon Balsamic Macaroni Salad with bright red tomatoes, cheddar cheese, balsamic ranch dressing, and the best Cowboy Baked Beans with Bacon with this saucy Oven Baked Beef Brisket. Or go traditional and make these amazing Smashburgers with Smash Sauce!

Best Festive Drinks to Serve with Red, White, and Blue Cookie Cake

Whether you are gathering with adults or families this Fourth of July, serve refreshing and delicious beverages that pair wonderfully with your chocolate chip cookie cake, like this Blueberry Gin Cocktail, all-American Blueberry Limemade with or without alcohol, or a sweet Cherry Bomb with rich bourbon and maple syrup.

More Fourth of July Cookie Ideas

• Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars & Bites with patriotic sprinkles
• Easy Sugar Cookie Fudge Recipe with 4th of July Sprinkles 
• Crumbl Sugar Cookie Recipe with white icing and festive sprinkles
• Pan Banging Sugar Cookies with white, red, and blue chocolate drizzles
• Mini Cast Iron Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (Half Baked Cookies)
• Easy Chewy Blondies Recipe
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

More Red White and Blue Desserts

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