4th of July Recipes

Quick, easy and delicious ways to celebrate America’s birthday!

WATERMELON FETA BLACKBERRY SKEWERS

Ingredients:

  • Blackberries
  • Feta Cheese (In a block, you will need it in cubes)
  • Watermelon

Instructions:

Cut watermelon into bite size cubes. Place a cube of feta cheese on top of watermelon. Place blackberry on top of the feta and secure the three with a skewer through the top of the blackberry through the watermelon.

Recipe and image: https://ahealthylifeforme.com/watermelon-feta-blackberry-skewers/

FIREWORKS COOKIES AND CREAM COOKIES

Ingredients:

  • White Cake Mix – you will just use the dry mix
  • Butter – unsalted and softened
  • Cream Cheese – softened so it mixes in easier
  • Egg – helps the cookie dough come together
  • Vanilla Extract – adds flavor
  • Oreo Cookies – gives the cookies a delicious cookies and cream flavor
  • M&M’s – red, white, and blue candies make these 4th of July cookies so colorful
  • Sprinkles – a red, white, and blue mix with stars

Instructions

Mix together the dry cake mix, softened butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl until a soft dough forms. Gently stir the cookie chunks and sprinkles into the cookie dough. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 – 60 minutes. Roll the dough into 24 even dough balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving them to parchment paper to cool completely.

Recipe and image: https://insidebrucrewlife.com/fireworks-cookies-cream-cookies/