Recipe: Tasty Jelly Cookies

Jelly Cookies. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and egg yolks. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Cover and refrigerate for an hour.

I have used Variety of jams and jellies Raspberry being the best! but Apricot is yummmie too, along with apple. Pinch edges with a fork to seal. Cream margarine, sugar, jello and eggs together in a medium to large bowl. You can have Jelly Cookies using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jelly Cookies

1. You need 1 1/2 cups of All Purpose Flour or Maida.
2. It's 1 of Strawberry Flavoured Jelly pack (170gm).
3. You need 100 gm of Butter.
4. You need 1 of Egg.
5. Prepare 1/4 cup of Caster Sugar.
6. You need 1 tsp of Baking powder.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
8. It's 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence.

Add the rest of the ingredients. Roll dough into little balls and place on a greased and floured cookie sheet. Flatten each with a fork. (Sometimes a little flour on the fork keeps it from sticking). In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until blended.

Jelly Cookies instructions

1. Beat sugar and butter until creamy. Whisk an egg into it along with the vanilla essence..
2. Mix all the dry ingredients well. Fold the dry ingredients in this butter egg mix little by little. The dough should be a smooth and pliable one..
3. Keep it refrigerated for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°. Start pinching golf sized balls out of the dough and roll between your palms until smooth..
4. Press on top gently with a fork to give a nice design to them. Arrange all on a parchment lined baking tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool a bit before digging into them. Enjoy with a cup of Hot Chocolate..

Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fill with a small spoonful of jam. These jam-filled cookies look so pretty, you won't believe how easy they are to make. From holiday desserts to everyday snacking, they're sure to be a hit with your family.