Jello Cookies Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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1. I really didn't know what to expect since no one really described the taste or texture of the cookies. They are like little cakey sugar drop cookies that taste fruity. I used berry jello and I rolled the walnut-size balls in powdered sugar before baking. I'm not sure why but I had to bake them for more like 15-17 minutes, not 6 - 8 like the recipe says. This would be even better if you could figure out somehow to make them a little more tart. Like lemon jello with lemon peel maybe? I'll try that next time. A yummy, soft, sweet cookie. Oh - and as everyone else mentioned, the color is nice and vibrant, too.

   SaraFish

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2. Great cookies! I made two batches.....one in the cookie press, which worked beautifully with this dough (don't chill dough). I used cherry Jell-o. The second batch, I omitted the Jell-o and substituted 1/2 cup sugar, added 1 tsp. of vanilla, and pressed balls to about 1/4 inch thickness with a sugared flat-bottomed glass. It made great sugar cookies. Thanks for the recipe!

   Donna M.

3. I have been making these cookies (we called them Pastilles) for over 10 years but lost the recipe last Christmas. Now I can make them again--thanks! (In fact I have some baking now!) My recipe said to roll them in granulated sugar, then put them on the baking sheet and flatten them with the bottom of a glass. (That works well!)

   Stewie

4. I made these for my daughters 3rd b-day party. Everyone loved them. Because the theme was butterfly I made 2 flavors strawberry and berry. I was so excited to see that the pink and green when mixed together looked marbled and held their color without blending into a grey blob. I added some extra flour and chilled then rolled on a flour surface to make cut outs of butterfly's! Perfect and they were awsome!!!!

   Paulcm

5. i have made these for years as christmas cookies. i use a cookie press and make all kinds of shapes. my favorite flavors are strawberry banana and apricot. yum.

   kimbearly

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1. I use strawberry or cherry Jello and add m & m's. They are mine & my sister's favorite! :)

   Katie G.

2. used more Jello

   Lila H.

3. Very tasty. The first batch was a little lacking, so I added 1/2 tsp. lemon extract. That was just the extra zing it needed. There is no need to oil & flour the cookie sheet if you use a good, non-stick sheet. Instead of using flour on the fork, I used colored sugar sprinkles.

   Karmalyzed

4. I made these for Christmas and they were a hit. Everyone loved the colours! They are not the most flavourful cookies, and are slightly tart. To mask this I halved marchino cherries and pressed them into the center of the cookies. It turned out great, and made the cookies even more pleasing to the eye! Also, as for preperation, I found the flour on the baking sheet to be unnecissary, as a good coat of pam did the job wonderfully, and was less work. :) When balling the cookies, instead of using a fork in flour, I patted the cookies down with my finger. This worked very well, and the cookies looked a little better without the flour remains from the fork. Overall a GREAT recipe; very unique! I will definetly make this one again at the hollidays. Thanks for sharing!

   Crys804

5. I tried to make these more adult since I have no kids so... Using lemon-flavoured Jell-O, I lowered sugar to 1/3 cup, replaced vanilla with 2 teaspoons lemon juice, and added orange zest. I rolled each individual cookie (40x) into sugar before flattening them. Even with all these alterations, the flavour was still quite weak. Walnuts probably would have made a wonderful addition. Although moist and tender after baking them for 10 minutes, they were much too oily. I cannot even imagine greasing the cookie sheet. I wouldn't make these again.

   Geniale Genie

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