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Hey Recipe Critic readers! It’s Chelsea back again from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. Today I have some cookies that would be a perfect Mother’s Day dessert for the special ladies in your life. First off, they are pink. Second, they taste amazing. (Some of my favorite cookies ever!) And third, there is strawberry Jell-O in the mix. See? The perfect Mother’s Day treat!

Strawberry Jello CookiesThese cookies are very simple to make and don’t have any added coloring. All of that color comes from the Jell-O mix.

You could try different flavors, for this one I used strawberry! The raspberry or orange Jell-O mix would make some delicious cookies using this same base recipe and just switching out the flavor of the Jell-O.

The rest of the ingredients are pretty standard cookie stuff – flour, sugar, butter, etc.

Strawberry Jell-o Cookies

These cookies bake at a slightly higher temperature than most cookies. They are baked at 400 degrees F instead of a typical 350 degree F oven. They also can burn very quickly if you aren’t keeping an eye on them. One minute they will be under baked and the next they could be burned. I baked the batches all at about 6-8 minutes, but start checking yours at 6 minutes and every minute after that to ensure they cook don’t burn. The variance in time depends on the sizes of your cookies. I used a standard cookie scoop which helps to take out the guessing.

As a last touch, I added coconut to these cookies which give a great flavor and add a unique twist. However, you could switch out the coconut for something else like white chocolate chips if you don’t love coconut.

And a nice finishing touch would be to stack the cookies and tie a ribbon around them to give to mom! Enjoy 🙂

Strawberry Jello Cookies

Here are some more treats from Chelsea’s Messy Apron

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(Mini) Orange-Raspberry Toaster Strudels
Flourless Skinny Double-Chocolate Muffins
Deep Dish Skillet S’mores

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Strawberry Jell-o & Coconut Cookies

By: Chelsea Lords
These cookies are very simple to make and don’t have any added coloring. All of that color comes from the Jell-O mix.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Using hand beaters or a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar (scant means not quite a half cup. Leave out about a tablespoon) and dry Jell-O mix until light and creamy.
  • Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the salt, baking powder and flour.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
  • Stir in the coconut.
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop out large bits of the dough, and place them on a cookie sheet.
  • Bake for about 6 to 8 minutes, and then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 50kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 69IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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About Chelsea Lords

Chelsea is the blogger behind Chelsea's Messy Apron. She is always experimenting in the kitchen and making new things to eat. "Or I am in the kitchen eating. Both are good." She tries to eat a balanced diet of healthful foods, but she loves desserts. You will find most of her recipes are healthy and easy, but still taste great! She has found that eating is all about balance and she hopes that that is the case on her site!

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