Red, White & Blue Funfetti Sandwich Cookies
Updated June 15, 2020
We are continuing our red, white, and blue week with Red, White & Blue Funfetti Sandwich Cookies. You might remember the Funfetti Cookies I recently made. If you’ve tried them, you know they are awesome! Well, I kicked them up a notch for the 4th of July by creating a sandwich cookie. Yep, you get two cookies with a vanilla buttercream in the center. You have to go all out on holidays!
I found the red, white, and blue sprinkles at Michael’s in the 4th of July section. I love the tiny little stars. I made the cookies smaller this time…don’t worry you are getting two cookies:) I made a classic vanilla buttercream and colored the frosting bright blue. Feel free to make red frosting or just leave it white. I personally like the blue. And the kids love it too! And you will know who ate a cookie:) Blue mouths are appropriate on the 4th of July! We have to show our colors:)
These Funfetti Sandwich Cookies are soft, sweet, and patriotic! They are the perfect dessert for watching fireworks. Grab a blanket, a cookie, and enjoy the show!
I promise these Red, White & Blue Funfetti Sandwich Cookies will be a hit at your 4th of July party!
Red, White & Blue Funfetti Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup Red White & Blue Jimmie sprinkles
- 2 tablespoons Red White & Blue nonpareil sprinkles
For the Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Blue food coloring I used powdered
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg. Beat until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix on low speed until ingredients are combined. Gently mix in the sprinkles. Don't over mix or the sprinkles will bleed into the dough.
- Form cookie dough into small balls, about a teaspoon in size. Place cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are light golden brown around the edges. The cookies will harden as the cool, so don't over bake.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.
- While the cookies are cooking, make the buttercream frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until nice and smooth, using the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add the powdered sugar. Once sugar is fully incorporated turn the mixer up to medium speed and add in the salt and vanilla extract. Add the heavy cream and mix for 3 minutes or until frosting is smooth. Check the consistency of the frosting, if it is to loose, add more powdered sugar. If it is too stiff, add a little more cream. Mix in food coloring and beat until you have your desired color.
- To make the sandwich cookies, pipe (using a pastry bag or plastic bag) small dollops of frosting on a cookie and sandwich another cookie on top. Store cookies in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
- Note-I found Red, White & Blue sprinkles at Michael's. You can mix up the color of sprinkles and frosting to match any holiday or event.
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If you like these Red, White & Blue Funfetti Sandwich Cookies, you might also like:
- Double Decker Flag Cookies from Munchkin Munchies
- Bomb Pop Cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle
- Firework Cookies from Bake at 350
So cute and you are working way ahead of the curve for the 4th…I’m so impressed! You’re such a good blogger 🙂 And I reallyyyy want to make these cookies!
So pretty! A great 4th of July trea.
Cheers,
Rosa
THese are so fun!
These cookies are adorable!!
SO LOVELY!!! I’m going to make some for sure!! 😀
These cookies are so cute! I just made the funfetti cookies last weekend, but they never flattened out when I baked them. They were puffy, but still delicious. Any tips or thoughts on what I can do so I can make these cute sandwiches? Thanks!
They are lovely!
I may have to change them up a little bit for Canada Day which is July 1 here in Canada. I wonder if we have maple leaf sprinkles here…hum…may have to look into that!
Love these! They are so cute!
These are so fun! I have some patriotic sprinkles…these might be on my to-do list!
I have to go find red white and blue sprinkles, these are so fun. I could just eat the blue buttercream!
I love that you can make these in any colour to suit any party.
These are adorable!! I love the stars too – – these would also be fun at a Dr. Seuss Birthday party. Great idea Maria, I love it!!
Love these! Pinning and making for sure!
How festive and fun! Love it!
These are perfect for the holiday!
I’ve been across the pond and will still be here for the Fourth of July, so maybe it’s time I whip these bad boys up and show the Europeans what it’s all about: COOKIES.
These are ADORABLE and so festive. LOVE!!!!
Lovely cookies, you are absolutely ready to celebrate 4th of July. In my country we celebrate on July 28th, and our colors are just red and white, but you gave me a great idea for my independence cookies.
such a cute idea Maria! i love it.
Love these! Perfect for the 4th!
How adorable!! These are so perfect for the 4th of July!! I just have to make them for my daughter and boyfriend. They would go crazy over these
These look amazing! I think I will have to make those for the Fourth!
So fun. Love the festive sprinkles!
These are so cute and festive!
Love them!!! I’m going to have to try these out soon and bring some to my son’s daycare for a treat so we don’t eat them all 🙂
maria! these are so cute – they totally look like they would make my entire mouth turn blue 🙂
I LOVE double cookies!!! 🙂
Fun! These are perfect for the 4th of July!
So festive & patriotic! Love it!
These are so darn cute and fun! You’re going to throw the best kiddie parties with treats like these!
Totally cute and great for the 4th Maria!
Such a cute version of the funfetti cookies!!!!
These are so going on my Fourth of July Pinterest board!
These are SO FUN!
These are too cute for the 4th! Perfect dessert for a laid back cookout!
Super cute for the 4th! I made a version of these for the end of the school year, they were a hit!
Insanely adorable
These are super cute!
Maria! I’ve had your funfetti cornstarch cookies on my to-make list for a couple weeks! Making them this weekend! I’m going to try your patriotic twist 🙂
Oh my gosh….that was so SMART! Red, White & Blue Funfetti!!! Genius!
those are so cute!! perfect for the 4th of july!!
I love it – so fun & so festive!!
I have GOT to try this! PS…thanks for the sharing my bomb pop cookies! Made my day!
I love the spirit in these cookies! And so would our kids!!
Anything funfetti is cool with me.
Adorable treats for the 4th of July! I have 6 nieces and nephews who would LOVE to get their hands on these! 🙂
How fun and festive! Great way to utilize Funfetti! Thanks for sharing!
I have been searching for Fourth of July desserts and these are perfect!! Thanks so much 🙂
oh i so love these! Just pinned them
Those look like so much fun and I agree that blue mouths are totally appropriate for 4th if July 😀
Aww how cute and festive! I can’t wait to try this maybe with red, white, and blue fillings!
These cookies are so cute!! I love those little funfetti stars 🙂
Funfetti will always be a treasured memory of childhood. I love these cookies! A great way to stay young 🙂
What colorful and FUN cookies; I love them! Thanks so much for the shout out and the link love!
COULD THESE BE ANY CUTER?! i think not.
Oh my goodness — these are so adorable!!! Love the red white and blue fun!
So fun!
Maria these are adorable!
LOVE red white and blue!
So FUN!
xo
Adorable and so festive!
THese are so precious! I might have to make these as my contribution to our neighborhood 4th of July picnic!
These look so fun, I just pinned them to my summer board!
Thanks for the pin!
Ohmygosh I love these! Perfect 4th dessert for all ages! Great idea 🙂
Beautiful for the 4th of July! 😀
Vegetarian Lettuce Wraps!
Festive and tasty! Nicely done Maria.
These are so utterly and ridiculously festive! Love em.
I made the other fun fetti cookies you had on this blog and they were so hard, I even cooked them less time. I was really disappointed in them.
I’ve made the Funfetti Cookies several times and they are always soft. Sorry you had issues!
these cookies are so cute! perfect for 4th of July!
How much fun are those cookies. Love the bright color. Just stunning!
yum! great for parties, you could vary the sprinkles/frosting colour
This turned out great. So festive and yummy!
I hope you will link up to my Patriotic Project Parade!
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/06/patriotic-project-parade-linky-party.html
These are so fun Maria!
What a fun festive patriotic treat Maria!!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/patriotic-crafts/
Have a great rest of the weekend!
Hi Maria! Here’s that feature on FamilyCorner.com Thanks for the great idea! http://www.familycorner.com/family/10-fun-crafts-and-recipes-for-july-4th.shtml
I’m going to double this, and instead add the food coloring to the cookie dough. One batch blue, one batch red. I’ll leave the frosting white, and have red, white and blue cookies. Sounds delicious!
These are so cute!! Love them!
Too cute and sounds delicious!!
I featured your recipe on my blog today, feel free to come check it out 🙂
http://www.artsyfartsymama.com/2012/07/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-38.html
These are so cute and perfect for my young kids to help me with in the kitchen today! Thanks for the idea!
thanks for the post! I made these for the fourth of July. Big hit with the kiddos AND the adults!!!
Glad the cookies were a hit!
Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe on my blog in a roundup of my favorite Fourth of July treats! Thanks so much for the great recipe!! 🙂 http://www.cupcakediariesblog.com/2013/06/10-fourth-of-july-party-food-ideas.html
I saw this on a 4th of July roundup and just had to pin it. I hope you’ll share your best post of the week on my Friday Flash Blog Linky Party going on ALL weekend at The Jenny Evolution.
Jennifer
thejennyevolution.com
How many does this make?