Jell-O Cookie Gems



1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
¾ cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 ¼ cups flour
1 pkg. (3 oz.) raspberry flavor gelatin
½ tsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. 

I don't have a mixer. But I do have a fork, and a desire for an upper-body workout!

Workout complete. 


Mix flour, dry gelatin mix and baking soda; gradually add to cream cheese mixture, mixing well after each addition. 

I promise it'll stop looking like Dimeatapp. 

See? Perky-purple. 


Refrigerate 30 min.

Heat oven to 375F. Roll dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.

Pop the dough back into the fridge between batches, to make it easier to roll. 


Bake 9 to 11 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

They kind of reminded me of those little candy buttons. Except they were cookies. And much, much more delicious.


Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving.


My Rating: 4/5 "Jell-O as flavoring and to hold the cookie together? Genius. The cream cheese isn't rich at all - it's really just a delicate accent to the fresh raspberry flavor. If the bottoms hadn't gotten blackened during baking (which might have been a me-fail more than a recipe-fail), this would be a total 5/5."

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