I love the Fourth of July—cookouts, festive drinks, patriotic desserts and fireworks lighting up the night sky! And our Star ...

These crowd-pleasers take less than 30 minutes to prepare, leaving you plenty of time to celebrate our nation’s independence.

Fresh-baked cookies! As soon as I say this, we all can smell the aroma of the cookies, isn’t it? And how about making these cookies for 4th of July celebrations? Bulls eye! I must admit that cookies ...

Step 2. Using a 1-1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut circles from each baked cake. (I got 10 out of each cake, but you might be able to get more if you try.) ...