CHRISTMAS PASTELS

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These can be any flavor you want, the kids go nuts for them

Provided by Deb Martin

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Cut-Out Cookie Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

¾ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package fruit flavored Jell-O® mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup white sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, and flavored gelatin. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.
  • Roll cookies into 1 inch balls place them on an unprepared cookie sheet, and flatten with a cookie stamp dipped in sugar. If you don 't have a cookie stamp, flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes , until set but not brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.1 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 66.2 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

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