Best Jello Cookies Wfrosting Recipes

JELL-O™ SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In large bowl, beat cookie mix, softened butter and egg with spoon or electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Separate dough into 4 small bowls.
• Add a half packet of each color gelatin per bowl; knead dough to work color in until well combined. Roll each bowl of dough into 5 small balls of dough each.
• Pour remaining gelatin onto 4 small plates; roll each ball of dough in its corresponding color. Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake about 12 minutes or until lightly golden on edges. Cool completely before serving.

JELL-O COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add 1/2 cup sugar and dry gelatin mix; beat until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in remaining sugar until evenly coated. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass.
• Bake 6 to 8 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

SUGAR COOKIES WITH JELL-O ICING

Steps:

• 1. Cookies: Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick. Cut dough with your favorite cookie cutter. Bake at 350^ for 12-14 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely. --- Icing: Beat cream cheese, Jell-O and powdered sugar until well combined. Spread thickly on cooled cookies. --- Note: Make smaller dishes of icing by using smaller amount of ingredients in individual muffin cups.Use a little red, another,green. another yellow, orange, purple, blue..etc..... 2 oz. cream cheese 1 T. Jell-O 1/4 c. powdered sugar Mix the same as above.
• 2. Note: To color coconut. Place a small amount in a sandwich baggie and add a drop or so of food color and or flavor essence-close bag and smoosh around until coconut is evenly colored. Open bag dry slightly. Use as desired, for decorating cookies and cake and cupcakes.

JELLO COOKIES W/FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For cookies: Cream margarine, sugar, and box of jello.
• Mix in one egg at a time, then add milk and vanilla and beat well.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Drop by tsp on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown.
• This is a very soft cookie. After completely cool, frost with jello icing.
• For icing: Mix all ingredients and stir. Add more powdered sugar if necessary to thicken.

JELLO SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together for about 2 minutes with an electric mixer.
• Add Jello and continue to mix for 1-2 minutes.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt together in a separate bowl and then add to the Jello mixture. Mix just until thoroughly combined.
• If rolling into ball, scoop the dough out by tablespoons and roll into smooth balls. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Spray the bottom of a measuring cup with cooking spray and then press the measuring cup onto a plate with a thin layer of sugar on it. Press each cookie ball with the bottom of the measuring cup, dipping into the sugar in between each cookie.
• If making cut-out cookies, chill the dough for at least 2 hours. Divide in half and roll out each half to about 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes and place on a prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies at 375° for 8-9 minutes.
• Let cool and then add frosting if desired.

JELLO COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream margarine, sugar, jello and eggs together in a medium to large bowl.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Roll dough into little balls and place on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
• Flatten each with a fork.
• (Sometimes a little flour on the fork keeps it from sticking).
• Bake 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees.

JELL-O MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 225ºF.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in small bowl with mixer on high speed 5 min. or until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in dry gelatin mix until blended.
• Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of egg white mixture into 72 mounds on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 50 min. Turn oven off. Prop oven door open slightly; let cookies stand in oven 1 hour or until completely cooled.