Happy June! Father’s Day pennant flag cookies make a thoughtful, homemade gift. These cookies are inspired by classic pennant banners and you can personalize them with short messages, a name, or Dad’s favorite team. This easy project uses Airheads candy to create colorful letters and accents—delicious and fun to make.
Ingredients & Tools
- Airheads candies in assorted colors
- Small letter cookie cutters (for cutting candy letters)
- A batch of your favorite sugar cookies or sugar cookie bars, frosted and cut into triangles
Father’s Day Sugar Cookies Directions
Start by preparing the sugar cookie base. I baked soft sugar cookie bars in a jelly roll pan and frosted the whole sheet before cutting. Chilling the frosted sheet in the freezer for 10–15 minutes makes it much easier to cut through the frosting without smearing. Trim the frosted cookie sheet into triangles to form pennant flags—mine were about 3.5″ across. From one pan I got roughly two dozen flag cookies.
To make the candy letters, place an Airhead on a piece of parchment and microwave it for 6–8 seconds to soften slightly. Press the small letter cutters into the warmed candy to cut out letters. If a letter sticks inside the cutter, use a small paring knife or skewer to ease it out carefully. Working quickly helps while the candy is still pliable.
Arrange letters and shapes on each pennant to spell names, short greetings, or team nicknames. With these cutters I fit about three to four letters on each flag. You can also add simple decorations like polka dots or stripes for extra flair, or recreate a team logo if you want a more customized look.
For confetti and tiny accents, I simply snipped Airheads into small squares with kitchen scissors. The polka dots shown on some flags are Airheads Bites—small, flavorful candies that make adorable edible decorations. These small touches add color and texture without much extra work.
All photos by Studio DIY
These pennant flag cookies work perfectly for Father’s Day or graduation parties—just match the colors to the school or team. They’re a simple way to create a personal, festive treat that looks impressive without a lot of skill.
This DIY project is sponsored by Airheads. All content and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that keep creative projects like this going.