Best Sugar Cookies With Jell O Icing 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.

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.

SUGAR COOKIE ICING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
• Divide into separate bowls, and add food colorings to each to desired intensity. Dip cookies, or paint them with a brush.

JELLO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a sheet pan by lining it with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cookie mix, melted butter, and egg until fully combined.
• Separate the cookie dough evenly into four small mixing bowls.
• To each bowl, knead in 3 Tablespoons of each color of flavored gelatin. You should have four different colored doughs when you finish. (I found it was easier to use my hands for this part)
• Place the sugar in a shallow bowl, you will be rolling your cookies in it as you prepare them.
• Scoop out the cookies using a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop and roll them into balls. Roll them in the sugar until completely covered.
• Place the balls on the prepared sheet pan with 2 inches between each cookie. Bake in the oven for 10-13 minutes or until the tops of the cookies get firm to the touch. You may begin to see a golden color on the tops of the cookies, if so take them out so that they don't overcook.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes and enjoy warm or cooled!

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.

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.

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.