Grandma's Jello cookies

I have a couple new recipes today to share with you for Jello Cookies

Kids will like to make these and you wont have to bother adding food coloring

they are so bright and just make you want to smile
When the kids come to grandma's they want something to do, well this will make them smile

Jello cookies

Ingredients

3.5 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1.5 cups salted butter softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

4 (3 oz) pkg jello You can use any flavors you want

Instructions

Beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

Divide dough into 4 sections. Sprinkle 2 Tb of jello onto each section. Knead together with dough. You may want to add a few drops of food coloring to make the dough more vibrant.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in the extra jello from the packets. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of bowl.

Bake 8 to 10 min at 350 on lined baking sheets. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.

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Jello Cookies

1 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

2/3 cup egg whites

1 tsp. almond or vanilla extract

4 oz. pkg. shredded coconut

Combine Jello powder with sugar and salt. While beating the egg whites

at high speed with mixer, using 2 qt. mixing bowl, add Jello mixture and

extract. Continue to beat till glossy and stiff peaks form. Add coconut.

Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto brown-paper lined (lightly greased

also) cookie sheet, 2" apart. Bake at 275 degrees (very slow oven) about

40 to 45 mins. or till they begin to brown very lightly and feel "set"

to the touch. Remove from paper carefully, and almost at once. Makes 4

dozen.