Patriotic Surfboard Cookies

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Are you looking for a reason to bake up some treats? Look no further than these adorable Patriotic Surfboard Cookies! They’ll have you chowing down and dreaming of the beach in no time at all. You’ll love being able to “hang 10” with them all day long. 

Patriotic Surf Board Cookies

These cookies just scream “fun”. Not only are they adorable little surfboards but they’re also patriotic with their red, white, and blue coloring as well. While these cookies are perfect for a 4th of July gettogether, you could easily bake them up for a beach-themed birthday party or summer outdoor BBQ as well. 

And if you’re feeling patriotic, make certain that you have these Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Rolls on your radar. The festive sprinkles really add to the fun! 

What’s the trick to decorating these Patriotic Surfboard Cookies?

The trick is to have fun! But in all seriousness, don’t overly stress about the decorating of these cookies. They’re meant to be pretty enough to eat, and no one will be staring at them for that long before they’re taking bite after bite.

If you’re making these for a fun birthday party treat, you could even let the kids take over and decorate them all on their own. (and it’s a great way to get out of having to decorate them all by yourself, too!) 

Fun Ways To Enjoy These Patriotic Surfboard Cookies

While it’s not hard to enjoy eating cookies, there are a few fun ways that you could think outside the box to experience while you’re eating them. 

Plan a trip to the beach and pack them along for the ride. Because who doesn’t want to eat a surfboard cookie before they actually go surfing in the ocean?

And secondly, pack them up for a fun picnic in the park. These cookies are certain to be the highlight of the picnic so be sure to hide them until the end.

You’ll also want to try these 4th of July Cookies with m&m’s!

Cookie Ingredients:

Makes around 30 cookies

3 C flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 C soft unsalted butter

1 C granulated sugar

1 eggs

1 tsp vanilla 

Surfboard Cookie Cutter

Icing Ingredients:

2 egg whites

1 C powder sugar

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp vanilla

3 piping bag with a number 2 tip

3 bowl to thin the icing

3 squeeze bottles

Patriotic star sprinkles, separate the white stars

Icing colors needed:

Super Red

sky blue

Cookie Directions:

1. Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.

2. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

3. In another bowl, stir the four, baking soda, and salt together.

4. Add the flour mixture into the mixing bowl and mix until well blended.

5. Make the dough into a ball and wrap it in cling wrap to put in the refrigerator to harden. This can take several hours.

6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

7. Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.

8. Roll out your cookie dough on the counter or cutting board.

Tip- It’s easier to add flour to your surface and rolling pin to roll out the dough. You can also work some flour into the batter if needed.

9. Use your Surfboard cookie cutter to cut out your cookies.

10. Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper and add your surfboard cut cookies to the cookie sheet.

11. Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

12. Let cool for 10 minutes before decorating.

Icing Directions:

1. Combine all icing ingredients into a stand up mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.

Add in 1/2 C powder sugar if the icing is too liquid-y.

2. Split the icing into three bowls.

3. Add a few drops of Super Red food dye into 1 bowl. Add a few drops of sky blue into the second bowl. Leave the 3rd bowl of icing white.

4. Scoop 1/3 of each icing color into the three piping bags. One red, one blue, one white.

5. Using the remaining icing in the bowls, add 2 TBSP water into the bowls to thin out the icing. (This will make it easier to fill in the cookies)

6. Pour the thinned icing into the squeeze bottles. 

Decorating directions:

1. Using the sky blue piping bag, pipe a line around half of the cookie. Using the white bag, pipe a line around the other half.

2. Using the thinned blue icing, fill in the blue side of the cookie with the blue icing.

Using the red icing, pipe lines to create a “strip” like shown in the in-process picture

3. Pipe white lines around the red lines. Use the thinned red icing to fill in the red lines.

4. Using the white thinned icing, fill in the spots for the white.

5. Take a few of the white star sprinkles and place them on the blue side.

Let cookies dry for 2 hours before enjoying!

Patriotic Surfboard Cookies

Patriotic Surfboard Cookies

Yield: 30 Cookies

Are you looking for a reason to bake up some treats? Look no further than these adorable Patriotic Surfboard Cookies! They'll have you chowing down and dreaming of the beach in no time at all. You'll love being able to "hang 10" with them all day long. 

These cookies just scream "fun". Not only are they adorable little surfboards but they're also patriotic with their red, white, and blue coloring as well. While these cookies are perfect for a 4th of July get-together, you could easily bake them up for a beach-themed birthday party or summer outdoor BBQ as well. 

And if you're feeling patriotic, make certain that you have these Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Rolls on your radar. The festive sprinkles really add to the fun! 

Ingredients

  • 3 C flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 C soft unsalted butter
  • 1 C granulated sugar
  • 1 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Surfboard Cookie Cutter
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 C powder sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 piping bag with a number 2 tip
  • 3 bowl to thin the icing
  • 3 squeeze bottles
  • Patriotic star sprinkles, separate the white stars
  • Icing colors needed:
  • Super Red
  • sky blue

Instructions

Cookie Directions:

Cream the soft butter with the sugar until the combination is smooth not grainy to the touch in a mixing bowl.

Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

In another bowl, stir the four, baking soda, and salt together.

Add the flour mixture into the mixing bowl and mix until well blended.

Make the dough into a ball and wrap it in cling wrap to put in the refrigerator to harden. This can take several hours.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator and sit it out to soften up a bit.

Roll out your cookie dough on the counter or cutting board.

Tip- It's easier to add flour to your surface and rolling pin to roll out the dough.  You can also work some flour into the batter if needed.

Use your Surfboard cookie cutter to cut out your cookies.

Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper and add your surfboard cut cookies to the cookie sheet.

Bake at 325 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

Let cool for 10 minutes before decorating.

Icing Directions:

Combine all icing ingredients into a stand up mixing bowl and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.

Add in 1/2 C powder sugar if the icing is too liquid-y.

Split the icing into three bowls.

Add a few drops of Super Red food dye into 1 bowl. Add a few drops of sky blue into the second bowl. Leave the 3rd bowl of icing white.

Scoop 1/3 of each icing color into the three piping bags. One red, one blue, one white.

Using the remaining icing in the bowls, add 2 TBSP water into the bowls to thin out the icing. (This will make it easier to fill in the cookies)

Pour the thinned icing into the squeeze bottles. 

Decorating Directions:

Using the sky blue piping bag, pipe a line around half of the cookie. Using the white bag, pipe a line around the other half.

Using the thinned blue icing, fill in the blue side of the cookie with the blue icing.

Using the red icing, pipe lines to create a "strip" like shown in the in-process picture

Pipe white lines around the red lines. Use the thinned red icing to fill in the red lines.

Using the white thinned icing, fill in the spots for the white.

Take a few of the white star sprinkles and place them on the blue side.

Let cookies dry for 2 hours before enjoying!

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