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    Home » Cookies » Jello Cookies

    Jello Cookies

    by Lainey · Posted: Apr 1, 2014 · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    jello cookies on a white plate

    It’s cookie Monday time and I’ve made Jello Cookies!  These Jello cookies are full of flavor and the texture is so good! If you are looking for a good cookie recipe for any occasion, this is the recipe for you!

    Jello cookies on a white plate

    The cookies in the pictures below didn’t do the cookies justice, once I took a bite of these Jello cookies, there was no turning back.  At first, I was a little skeptical trying these cookies, because I’m not a big fan of gelatin jello, but I never refuse to try something new.

    Tips and Tricks for Making These Jello Cookies: 

    • Make sure to sift the powdered sugar because if you don’t, you are going to have lumpy cookie dough.
    • Use a stand mixer when kneading a larger batch of Jello Cookies dough.
    • Melt the butter completely so that it will incorporate well on the cookie dough.

    How to Make these Jello Cookies:

    These are the Jello Cookies ingredients that you will need:

    • Jello (3 oz)
    • powdered sugar, sifted
    • butter, melted
    • all-purpose flour
    • salt

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease cookie sheet or use baking mat.

    In a large bowl, add jello, sifted powdered sugar and mix:

    powdered sugar for Jello cookies

    These are the flavors of Jello that I used. Aren’t the colors look so pretty?!?

    mixed Jello with powdered sugar

    mixture of blueberry jello

    mixture of lemon jello

    After jello and powdered sugar are well combined, make a well in the middle and add melted butter and mix until well combined:

    adding the melted butter to the dry ingredients of Jello cookies

    Add all-purpose flour and salt and mix until well combined:

    lemon-flavored jello cookie dough mixture

    What I have made came out as a pastel green colored cookie dough! This looks so pretty!

    Lime-flavored cookie dough

    Make 1 inch balls and flatten with palm if you want a flat cookie, if not leave as a ball and bake for 12 minutes:

    ready to bake Jello cookies

    There you go! It’s as easy as that, Simply Bakers!

    freshly baked Jello cookies

    Let the cookies cool down on a wire rack. That is if you can resist taking a cookie or two 🙂

    cooling Jello cookies on a wire rack

    See that delicious, soft cookie texture? And the taste, it’s incredible!

    soft texture or lemon jello cookie

    Here’s another view of the sumptuous cookie!

    lime flavored Jello cookies

    You can serve them after they have cooled down or eat them warm 😉

    delicious Jello cookies on a white plate

    Frequently Asked Questions for the Jello Cookies Recipe:

    Q: How do you store Jello Cookies Cookies?

    A: After cooling them completely, keep them in an airtight container to keep them fresh longer.

    Q: How can I keep my cookies from spreading too much?

    A: You can leave them as cookie balls before you bake them. In that way, the spread of the cookie will not be as much compared to when you flatten the dough.

    Q: Can I double the recipe?

    A: Yes for sure! You might want to use a stand mixer when you are doing a larger batch of cookies.


    Here are more delicious Lemon flavored cookies and Lemon desserts that you should try:

    • Lemon Cookies
    • Snowball Lemon Drop Cookies
    • Funfetti Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
    • Lemon Brownies – Quick & Delicious
    • Easy Lemon Sheet Cake
    • Lemon Brownies – Quick & Delicious
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    Jello Cookies

    Delicious, fun-flavored cookies that come in 3 flavors namely Lime, Berry Blue and Lemon Jello using just 1 dough mixture!
    Author: Lainey

    Ingredients

    • 1 packet Jello 3 oz
    • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
    • 1 cup butter melted
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, grease cookie sheet or use baking mat.
    • In a large bowl, add jello, sifted powdered sugar and mix. After jello and powdered sugar are well combined, make a well in the middle and add melted butter and mix until well combined. Add all purpose flour and salt and mix until well combined.
    • Make 1 inch balls and flatten with palm if you want a flat cookie, if not leave as a ball.
    • Bake for 12 minutes.
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    1. Yingstar says

      April 08, 2014 at 6:37 am

      this looks so fun and easy to make!

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        May 20, 2014 at 5:46 pm

        Yingstar,
        It was very fun to make!

        Reply
        • Megan says

          June 21, 2014 at 4:53 pm

          Can you use regular sugar

          Reply
          • Lainey says

            June 26, 2014 at 3:52 am

            Yes you can, but the cookies will not be very fluffy.

            Reply
    2. Cath says

      November 27, 2018 at 12:17 pm

      Make some more yummy and easy recipes! I love them, Lainey!

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        February 04, 2020 at 2:00 pm

        For sure, Cath, I will! Thanks for dropping by!

        Reply
    3. Jamie says

      December 16, 2019 at 7:04 pm

      I left mine round but they went SUPER flat anyway. Any suggestions?

      Reply
      • Lainey says

        February 04, 2020 at 2:01 pm

        Hi there jamie! Oh, sorry about that. Did you put the exact amount of butter? Sometimes too much of the fat content can cause the cookies to deflate.

        Reply

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