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Patriotic Flag Cookie Cake

  • Writer: Stephanie Hamley
    Stephanie Hamley
  • Jul 4
  • 2 min read

Updated: 5 days ago

This cookie cake is ideal for the 4th of July! It features a soft cookie base, zesty cream cheese frosting, and tasty fresh fruit. Apart from the fireworks, this will steal the spotlight!


cookie cake to look like an american flag
patriotic flag cookie cake

This cake is super easy to put together and one of my favorite desserts that EVERYONE will love!


Cake Ingredients

  • 1 cup (16  Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

  • 1 1/2 cup (300 g) granulated sugar

  • 2 large egg, at room temperature

  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla or almond extract

  • 3 cups (376 g) All-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 2 teaspoon baking powder


Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 16 ounces (452g) full-fat brick cream cheese, softened to room temperature

  • 6  Tablespoons (86g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

  • 2 and 1/2 cups (300 g) confectioners' sugar, sifted

  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla or almond extract


Fruit Topping

  • 1 pint strawberries, sliced

  • 1 pint blueberries


How to make it


Instructions - Cookie Crust

  1. Preheat the Oven to 350˚F. Line one baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. 

  2. Using your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar together until smooth and fluffy. 

  3. Add eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy and doubled in size. 

  4. Scrape down the bowl and add vanilla, mix until combined.

  5. Add remaining ingredients (flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt) and beat on medium low until combined and there are no dry bits at the bottom.

  6. Spread cookie dough evenly onto the prepared pan.

  7. Bake at 350˚ for 15-20 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden.

  8. Set aside to cool 


Instructions - Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, add softened cream cheese and beat until smooth.

  2. Add softened butter and beat for an additional minute to combine.

  3. Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla and beat until combined. Scrape down the bowl occasionally to make sure all ingredients are incorporated.


Assembling 

  1. Spread cream cheese frosting over the cookie layer

  2. With a knife or skewer, mark out the flag components. The blue star section for the blueberries and the red stripe section for the strawberries.

  3. Rinse and dry blueberries and strawberries. Slice strawberries lengthwise and place on the cream cheese layer for the “stripes”

  4. Stagger blueberries to create the star effect.


Notes

  1. Store assembled cookie in the fridge until ready to eat. The juices of the sliced strawberries can run so I wouldn't assemble this too many days in advance.

  2. You can make this using a refrigerator cookie dough if you don't have time to make the cookie.

  3. You can also make this gluten free by substituting the flour with gluten free flour.



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