A Cookie Recipe

Yeah!! January is finally over and spring may be just around the corner (hopefully!) I'm tired of white-I yearn for some color when I look out the window! I tried a new cookie recipe that I decided to share. It is very simple and only makes about 3 1/2 dozen so I wasn't baking all afternoon. They are made with Jell-O. You can decide what color and flavor you want by the kind of Jell-o you use. I think I'll try cherry for Valentine's day, lime for Saint Patrick's day, orange for Halloween . . . . . FRUIT JELLO COOKIES

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1-3oz. Jell-O; strong flavors and colors work best
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder

Mix sugar, shortening, Jell-O, eggs and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Roll into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Stamp with cookie press or bottom of a glass. Bake 6-8 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes approx. 3 1/2 dozen.


About the only thing I love about winter is when the nights are so clear and cold that frost forms on all the trees. It looks like a winter wonderland (I could do without 10 degree mornings however). This tree has no snow on it-it is all frost-- so beautiful!