Description
Delightful cookies with vibrant colors and rich chocolate chips, perfect for patriotic celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- Red food coloring
- Blue food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Incorporate the eggs one at a time, mixing well. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Prepare the dry ingredients by whisking together flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
- Combine the dry mixture into the creamed mixture, stirring just until combined.
- Divide the dough in half, adding red food coloring to one half and blue to the other.
- Create a marbled effect by pressing the colored halves together and swirling them slightly.
- Fold in the chocolate chips gently.
- Drop dollops of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden. Cool on wire racks.
Notes
For best results, always use softened butter and avoid overmixing the dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: cookies, chocolate chip, patriotic, Fourth of July, Memorial Day