JELL-O Pastel Cookies

I like to try new Christmas cookie recipes each year and came across this one in a JELL-O cookbook.    I chose cherry gelatin to make the cookies look red for the holiday, but you can use any flavor/color.

JELL-O Pastel Cookies

Jell-0 cakes & cookies book

3 ½ cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

2 pkgs. (4-serving size each) Jell-0 gelatin, any flavor, divided

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat over to 400F. Mix flour & baking powder; set aside. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.  Gradually add sugar & 1 pkg. of the dry gelatin, beating until light & fluffy.  Add egg, and vanilla; mix well.  Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended after each addition.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls.  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of clean glass.  Sprinkle with remaining dry gelatin.

Bake 8 – 10 minutes or until edges are lightly brown. Remove from baking sheet & cool completely.

Tupps Tidbits ~ if you want to make up the dough & bake later -  you can freeze  the uncooked dough balls on wax paper covered baking sheets; freeze until firm and transfer to resealable freezer plastic bag, freeze up to 3 months. Thaw on baking sheets before baking

Even though the cookies turned out great and there is really nothing wrong with them, we decided we would probably not make these again. They are similar to a small butter cookie with just a little added flavor from the jell-o but nothing “special” really….. NOT A KEEPER!