These fun, easy to make Fireworks Blondies are the perfect treat for your patriotic celebration. These delicious little bars transport well. Add M&Ms, sprinkles, red, white, blue jimmies or stars to customize your Independence Day dessert.

Fireworks Blondies Recipe

Blondie bars are some of the easiest sweets you can make. Using a basic blondie bar recipe you can dress up this wonderful treat to make nearly any holiday more festive.

Just about anyone can make blondies. If you can read a recipe, follow direction, and mix, you are golden!

Fireworks Blondies Notes:

• Always use parchment paper when baking as wax paper might burn.

• You can use sprinkles by themselves, or mix red, white, and blue sprinkles with star-shaped sprinkles. If you can find flag sprinkles, those would be cute too!

• ½ cup = 1 stick in the United States

• If you are tired of buying vanilla, make your own! Now is a perfect time to make your own vanilla for holiday baking. Click here to get the directions.

Fireworks Blondies Ingredients:

• ½ cup Butter
• One cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1½ cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ cup Red, White, and Blue M&Ms
• ½ cup Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Fireworks Blondies Mise en Place:

• Spatula
• Large Bowl
• Spoon
• Parchment Paper
• 8″x8″ Baking Pan
• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons

Fireworks Blondies Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 8″x8″ pan with parchment paper.
2. Place ½ cup butter in a large, microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds or until just melted.

3. Add 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 large egg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix it very well till smooth.

4. Add 1½ cups flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder and fold it in.

5. Remove and reserve a tablespoon of M&Ms from the ½ cup and also remove and reserve a teaspoon of sprinkles from that ½ cup to decorate the top.
6. Add the remaining M&Ms and the sprinkles to the batter and fold it in.
7. The batter will be very thick and fudgy.

8. Pour the batter into the prepared 8″x8″ pan and smooth it out with a spatula.
9. Place the reserved M&Ms and sprinkles on top the batter and press slightly to adhere.

10. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated 350° oven.

11. Allow baked blondies to cool for 20 minutes on top of the stove or a wire rack, and then cut into bars.

12. Serve immediately or store the fireworks blondies in an air tight container.

Yield: 16 bars

Fireworks Blondies Recipe

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Fireworks Blondies Recipe. These fun, easy to make Fireworks Blondies are the perfect treat for your patriotic celebration. These delicious little bars transport well. Add M&Ms, sprinkles, red, white, blue jimmies or stars to customize your Independence Day dessert.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Additional Time 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• ½ cup Butter
• 1 cup Light Brown Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1½ cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ cup Red, White, and Blue M&Ms
• ½ cup Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 8"x8" pan with parchment paper.
2. Place ½ cup butter in a large, microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds or until just melted.
3. Add 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 large egg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Mix it very well till smooth.
4. Add 1½ cups flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder and fold it in.
5. Remove and reserve a tablespoon of M&Ms from the ½ cup and also remove and reserve a teaspoon of sprinkles from that ½ cup to decorate the top.
6. Add the remaining M&Ms and the sprinkles to the batter and fold it in.
7. The batter will be very thick and fudgy.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared 8"x8" pan and smooth it out with a spatula.
9. Place the reserved M&Ms and sprinkles on top the batter and press slightly to adhere.
10. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated 350° oven.
11. Allow baked blondies to cool for 20 minutes on top of the stove or a wire rack, and then cut into bars.
12. Serve immediately or store the fireworks blondies in an air tight container.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 264 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 29mg Sodium: 92mg Carbohydrates: 37g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 25g Protein: 2g

If you would like more patriotic holiday recipes, try these:

• Homemade Star Cookies Recipe – A fun and festive star cookie treat, perfect for summer picnics, Independence Day celebrations and more! This delicious vanilla dough and accompanying vanilla frosting recipe will have your friends and family gobbling up these tasty Homemade Star Cookies!

• Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe – Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe. These fabulous red, white, and blue cookies are perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday. Whether you are packing a picnic, having a backyard BBQ, or want something special to take to an Independence Day gathering, these terrific cookies – that can be frozen (raw) for up to three months prior to baking – are what your holiday celebration needs!

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These fabulous red, white, and blue cookies are perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday. Whether you are packing a picnic, having a backyard BBQ, or want something special to take to an Independence Day gathering, these terrific cookies – that can be frozen (raw) for up to three months prior to baking – are what your holiday celebration needs!

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe Notes:

• Use parchment paper when baking as wax paper might burn.

• Use gels, not food coloring to achieve the colors. You want the red and white to be very bright and vivid, and gel is a better choice than food coloring.

• These are slice and bake cookie which means…

• Once the three layers of dough are together, the sprinkles on, and the dough log is tightly wrapped in plastic, you can freeze the dough for up to 3 months before baking. That makes these a terrific slice and bake cookie.

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Ingredients:

• 2½ cups All-purpose Flour
• 1½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1½ cups Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 2 tsp Pure Almond Extract
• Red Gel Food Color
• Blue Gel Food Color
• Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Mise en Place:

• Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons
• Spatula
• Parchment Paper
• Stand Mixer
• Plastic Wrap
• Rolling Pin
• Knife
• Baking Sheet
• Wire Rack

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Instructions:

• Shift together 2½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.

• In a separate bowl, using a stand mixer, cream 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) and 1½ cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

• Add the egg and beat dough until smooth.

• Gradually add the shifted flour and fold in.

• Divide the cookie dough into 3 different bowls.

• Add few drops of red gel coloring to one bowl and few drops of blue get color another bowl. Leave the third bowl as is.
• Mix the dough well to incorporate the colors. You should have a bright red and bright blue colored dough and one white dough.

• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

• Cut three lengths of parchment paper, once for the red dough, one for the white dough, and one for the blue dough.
• Remove the chilled dough from the 1½ cups and roll out the dough on 3 different parchment papers.

• Take the parchment with the red rolled dough. This is the bottom layer.
• Carefully flip the white layer on top of the red layer. Gently peel off the parchment.
• Finally, flip the blue layer on top the white layer and peel away the parchment.

• Now, roll the dough as tightly as possible into a log.

• Add the sprinkles in a large plate and roll the log in the sprinkles, so that they adhere to the dough.

• Wrap the red, white, and blue dough in a plastic wrap and let it chill for at least 2 hours to overnight. You can freeze the log at this stage for up to 3 months.

• Whenever ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice the log into ¼” rounds.

• Lay on the parchment paper.

• Bake for 10 minutes in the 350°F preheated oven.

• Transfer the red, white and blue cookies to a wire baking to a cooling completely.

Yield: 36 cookies

Red, White, and Blue Pinwheel Cookies Recipe

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These fabulous red, white, and blue cookies are perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any other patriotic holiday. Whether you are packing a picnic, having a backyard BBQ, or want something special to take to an Independence Day gathering, these terrific cookies - that can be frozen (raw) for up to three months prior to baking - are what your holiday celebration needs!

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2½ cups All-purpose Flour
• 1½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1½ cups Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 2 tsp Pure Almond Extract
• Red Gel Food Color
• Blue Gel Food Color
• Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles

Instructions

1. Shift together 2½ cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, cream 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) and 1½ cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the egg and beat dough until smooth.
4. Gradually add the shifted flour and fold in.
5. Divide the cookie dough into 3 different bowls.
6. Add few drops of red gel coloring to one bowl and few drops of blue get color another bowl. Leave the third bowl as is.
7. Mix the dough well to incorporate the colors. You should have a bright red and bright blue colored dough and one white dough.
8. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
9. Cut three lengths of parchment paper, once for the red dough, one for the white dough, and one for the blue dough.
10. Remove the chilled dough from the 1½ cups and roll out the dough on 3 different parchment papers.
11. Take the parchment with the red rolled dough. This is the bottom layer.
12. Carefully flip the white layer on top of the red layer. Gently peel off the parchment.
13. Finally, flip the blue layer on top the white layer and peel away the parchment.
14. Now, roll the dough as tightly as possible into a log.
15. Add the sprinkles in a large plate and roll the log in the sprinkles, so that they adhere to the dough.
16. Wrap the red, white, and blue dough in a plastic wrap and let it chill for at least 2 hours to overnight. You can freeze the log at this stage for up to 3 months.
17. Whenever ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
18. Slice the log into ¼" rounds.
19. Lay on the parchment paper covered cookie sheet.
20. Bake for 10 minutes in the 350°F preheated oven.
21. Transfer the red, white and blue cookies to a wire baking to a cooling completely.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 112 Total Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 19mg Sodium: 39mg Carbohydrates: 15g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 8g Protein: 1g

If you would like more holiday cookie recipes, try these:

• Homemade Star Cookies Recipe – A fun and festive star cookie treat, perfect for summer picnics, Independence Day celebrations and more! This delicious vanilla dough and accompanying vanilla frosting recipe will have your friends and family gobbling up these tasty Homemade Star Cookies!

• Striped Sugar Cookies Recipe – these are awesome because you decide on the colors!

• Chocolate Chip Slice and Bake Cookies Recipe – Make your own chocolate chip slice and bake cookies with this easy to put together slice and bake cookies recipe! This tasty chocolate chip slice and bake cookies recipe is simple to make and can be customized for any holiday or occasion. This is an easy recipe that looks beautiful and tastes fabulous!

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