Strawberry Jell-o & Coconut Cookies

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!

These 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.

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 🙂

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 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes minutes

Servings: 24 Cookies

Ingredients 

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• ▢ ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• ▢ ½ cup white sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup strawberry Jell-O mix
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ⅓ cup shredded sweetened coconut

Instructions 

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, whisk together the ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons butter, ½ cup white sugar, and ¼ cup strawberry Jell-O mix, whisk until light and creamy.
• Beat in the 1 large egg and ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon baking powder.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the Jell-O mixture, then stir in the ⅓ cup shredded sweetened coconut.
• Using a cookie scoop, scoop out large bits of the dough, and place them on the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 6 to 8 minutes, 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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