Name: Easy No Bake 4th of July Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 box yellow cake mix; 1/2 C powdered sugar; 36 M&Ms

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These red, white and blue No Bake 4th of July thumbprint cookies are as easy as mix, chill, and eat! No baking is necessary for this tasty dessert.

If you love soft, chewy cookies, you have to try this recipe. Although they are called cookies, they are more like doughy cake balls. SO GOOD!

These little cookies are so easy to pop in your mouth, you won’t be able to stop eating them!

These cookies are perfect for your Fourth of July barbecues. This month is usually hot, and no bake cookies are a great way to avoid adding heat in the kitchen. You do not need to turn your oven on for yummy treats! If you think of fruit when you think of 4th of July, try my 4th of July Cake Cups with Fruit.

Patriotic No Bake Cookies Ingredients

To make this easy Fourth of July cookie recipe, you will need the following ingredients (scroll down to the recipe card below for the full recipe):

Cream cheese
Yellow cake mix
Powdered sugar
Patriotic M&Ms

How to Make No Bake 4th of July Thumbprint Cookies

With a mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add dry cake mix and whip until uniform.

Form dough into 1-inch balls and place them on a baking sheet. You should have about 36 cookies.

Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll balls in powdered sugar and press an M&M in the center. For a clean look, I try to make sure the “m” is facing down.

Your no bake cookies are ready to serve!

Can I Make These Ahead of Time?

You can keep these cookies in the fridge until ready to eat. However, the powdered sugar tends to absorb into the cookie over time, so wait to roll them in powdered sugar until you are ready to serve.