Gelatin Spritz Cookies Recipes

LIME SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough into desired shapes 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. , Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

FRUITY SPRITZ COOKIES MADE WITH JELL-O

Steps:

• Sift flour with baking powder.
• Cream butter.
• Gradually add sugar and gelatin, cream well after each addition.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
• Gradually add flour mixture, mixing after each addition until smooth.
• Use cookie press to process dough, droping onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Sprinkle with Jell-o or decorate as desired.
• Bake at 400 degrees, about 13 or 14 minutes, or until golden brown at edges.
• This can vary depending on your oven, in mine these will be done in about 6-8 minutes- to be sure keep an eye on the first sheet to go in so they don't burn.
• Store in loosely covered container.
• Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

JELL-O SPRITZ COOKIE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and JELL-O. Add egg and vanilla and continue to cream. Add food coloring (optional). Add flour and baking powder until well blended.
• Using cookie spritzer, make cookie shapes. Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles before baking.
• Bake 400 degrees for 6 - 8 minutes.

JELLO SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift the flour with baking powder. In a separate bowl, cream butter with sugar, Jello, egg and vanilla. Add the dry (i.e., flour) to the wet (i.e., butter mixture). A stand mixer will make life easier but you can certainly do it all by hand.
• Preheat your oven to 400°. Form your cookies by whatever method you desire. The original recipe calls for an ungreased cookie sheet (and you will need this if using a cookie press) but since we were doing a lot of baking we used parchment paper and they turned out beautifully. If you want, decorate the cookies with sanding sugar. Bake for 13-14 minutes or until just golden brown at the edges. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• If you're making small cookies the recipe will yield about 5 dozen. Still, we suggest making two batches: one green (lime-flavored Jello) and one red (raspberry-flavored Jello).

GELATIN SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and gelatin. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually add flour and baking powder. Blend until smooth.
• Refrigerate dough until firm. (If using a cookie press, no need to refrigerate dough before use.) Roll into balls and press with bottom of glass with sugar. (Use an ungreased cookie sheet). Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7-10 minutes.