Enjoy some yummy fireworks before the real fireworks when you make this fun and festive Firecracker Cake Mix Cookies Recipe!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time7 minutesmins
Chill Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs22 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie
Servings: 30cookies
Author: The Frugal Girls
Ingredients
14.25oz.Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
1/3cupMelted Butter{Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted}
2Egg Whites
2cupsCream Cheese Frosting
1Blue Gel Food Coloring
5packetsRed 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.}