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Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe! {Fun and Festive!!}

June 3, 2015 By Heidi Leave a Comment

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Enjoy some yummy fireworks before the real fireworks when you make this fun and festive Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe!

Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Go ahead and treat your tastebuds to a party cookie to remember when you bake up a batch of these crazy fun Pop Rocks Cookies.

Trust me, these Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies made with Pop Rocks are sure to add some snap, crackle and serious pop to your 4th of July Parties this year!

Plus with just 5 Ingredients, these Firecracker Cookies are so easy to make.  You can even change up the flavor of your cookies by using either Strawberry Pop Rocks or Cherry Pop Rocks.

Here’s what you’ll need to get these cookies baking in your oven…

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Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Enjoy some yummy fireworks before the real fireworks when you make this fun and festive Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time7 minutes mins
Chill Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 22 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie
Servings: 30 cookies
Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

  • 14.25 oz. Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
  • 1/3 cup Melted Butter {Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted}
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 2 cups Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1 Blue Gel Food Coloring
  • 5 packets Red Pop Rocks {Strawberry or Cherry}

Instructions

  • Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter {or oil}, and Egg Whites in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
  • Stir in Blue Gel Food coloring until you reach your desired shade of blue cookie dough.
  • Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
  • Bake on center oven rack for 7 - 13 minutes, or until done. {Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets}
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling.
  • After cookies are completely cool, it's time to frost!
  • Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting, Sprinkle with Pop Rocks, Serve Immediately, and ENJOY!! {the pop rocks will lose their fun crackle if these are made ahead, so add frosting and pop rocks right before serving.}

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