GAIETY PASTEL COOKIES

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Provided by Linda Locke @Buttonluv

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened (3sticks)
1 cup(s) sugar
1 package(s) gelatin, any flavor, reserve 1 tbsp. for glaze (small pkg)
1 - egg
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
GLAZE
1 cup(s) powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1 tablespoon(s) reserved gelatin dissolved in 1 tbsp. hot water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400.
Mix flour and baking powder; set aside.
Beat butter in large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar and 1 pkg. of dry gelatin minus 1 tbsp. for icing. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place two inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
Flatten with the bottom of a clean glass.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, watching carefully. Edges should turn slightly golden when the cookies are done.
Remove from baking sheets to wire racks and allow to cool completely.
For the glaze: mix together powdered sugar, vanilla, and reserved gelatin dissolved in hot water. Add more water one tablespoon at a time if needed to make the glaze liquid enough to drizzle.
Leave cookies on wire racks but put wax paper underneath to catch glaze. Using a spoon or measuring cup with spout, drizzle glaze on cookies in any fashion you like. A little glaze is just as good as a lot of glaze.