4 c Flour, sifted
1 ts Baking powder
1 1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 c Sugar
3 oz Jell-O Gelatin; any flavor
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
Additional Jell-O Gelatin
-for sprinkling over cookies
-before baking.
Sift flour with baking powder. Cream butter/margarine. 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. Force dough through cookie press onto
ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with gelatin. Decorate as desired.
Bake at 400 degrees F. about 13 or 14 minutes, or until golden brown
at edges. Store in loosely covered container.
The accompanying cookie picture showed colored sprinkles or
non-pareils, silver balls, and green and red candied cherries as
decorations.
Yields
60 Cookies