The other day, when I was cleaning out some stuff, I came across my cookie press. I haven't used it in a long time. I was talking to my Mom, who mentioned using her cookie press and how much easier it was, so I thought I would give it a try. I also remembered that years ago, my Mom used to make "jello cookies" with her cookie press. So I got on-line and I found this recipe at the Kraft website, yesterday.
This afternoon, while the kids were in the pool, I went in the kitchen and baked some cookies. They came out so good and were really pretty easy. I think I will definitely be using my cookie press more often! :-)
"Jello" cookies
31/2 Cups flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 1/2 Cups butter or margarine
1 Cup of sugar
2 3oz. packages of jello, (same flavor)
1 egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Mix the flour and baking powder and set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat until creamy, the butter, sugar and egg. Add 1 package of jello and vanilla and beat well. Slowly add the flour and beat until well mixed. (Can mix by hand. I have a Kitchen Aid and use it for everything! ;-)
Fill your cookie press and press out whatever design you want on to greased cookie sheets. They don't spread very much, so you can place them pretty close together. Sprinkle with the other box of dry "jello". Bake in a hot oven, 400F, for 5 to 6 minutes. Check, you might need to bake them a minute or 2 more, but watch them close because they can burn fast. I lost 1 1/2 pans today.
Special note: Instead of using a 2nd box of gelatin, I sprinkled my cookies with pink sugar. ;-) Also today, for our heart shaped cookies, I used Cherry gelatin. If you don't have a cookie press, you can let the cookie dough chill a little bit, and then form into balls and press with a fork, (like for peanut butter cookies) or with a glass. The recipe on the Kraft website said to bake them 6 to 8 minutes, but the one pan I left in there 8 minutes is the one I burned.
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