Jello Sugar Cookies
Jello Sugar Cookies are delicious cookies that can be made with any flavor of jello! This sugar cookie recipe is easy to make in any color and the simple buttercream frosting can be flavored to match. You can choose if you want regular shaped cookies or if you prefer cut out sugar cookies, you can make those instead.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened to room temp
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pkg Jello* 3 oz. box
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
FROSTING
- 1/4 cup butter softened to room temp
- 1 Tbsp sour cream (or plain yogurt)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 Tbsp milk
- 1 Tbsp Jello powder*
Instructions
- 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.
FROSTING:
- Mix butter, sour cream, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and reserved Jello power with an electric mixer until smooth. Add milk 1/2 Tbsp at a time until the mixture reaches desired consistency.
Notes
*If you want to flavor the frosting to match the flavor of the cookies, reserve 1 Tbsp of the jello powder in a separate bowl before making the cookie dough. Add the reserved jello powder to your frosting mixture. Yummy!