Jello Sugar Cookies {Leprechaun Bait} {TMH}
 
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Fun cookies that can be made to fit any holiday or celebration.
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Recipe type: Cookies
Cuisine: Holiday
Serves: 24-36
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup oil, canola or veg
  • 1 (3 oz) package lime jello + 1 tbsp sugar
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • pinch of baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2¾ – 3 cups flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar for dipping glass in to smash dough balls down
  • FROSTING:
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • 1 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tbsp milk or cream
  • food coloring
  • sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  3. Cream the butter, oil, Jello mix, sugar, powdered sugar, and egg.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining dry ingredients. Mix well and slowly add to butter mixture until well combined. Start with 2¾ cups of flour. I had to add a little more to mine, but this may depend on your flour or your elevation.
  5. Roll dough into golf-ball-size balls and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet, or use a cookie scoop. (It’s faster and gives similar results.)
  6. Put the ¼ cup of sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
  7. Use the bottom of a glass and dip it into the sugar, and then press the sugar-coated glass bottom down on the cookie. This will give it a bit of a rough edge. Repeat for each dough ball.
  8. Bake cookies at 350 for 8 minutes. My first batch took 9 minutes, but the rest took exactly 8. You want them to just barely turn a light brown around the outside edge and bottom.
  9. Let cool, and then frost with the frosting recipe below.
  10. FROSTING:
  11. Mix butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla extract with a hand mixer.
  12. Next, add in the milk or cream until nice and smooth. Add food coloring and mix until well combined.
  13. Frost the cookies when they are completely cooled.
  14. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/jello-sugar-cookies-leprechaun-bait-tmh/