Jello Spritz Cookies

I wanted to make some red and green Christmas Spritz cookies for Living Nativity. My mom, Joanne, and I made these, and we all like how they taste.



I meant to take a picture earlier - this is all that are left.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks; 240g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3 ounce box (85 grams) Lime or Strawberry Jello
• ~2.5 ounces (65 grams) white sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 2 and 1/4 cups (270g) all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
    

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line half-sheet pan cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. (Or just press them on directly - we did both ways.)
2. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and Jello/sugar together on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. 
3. Add the egg, and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. 
4. Scrape the sides of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
5. On low speed, beat in the flour and salt in stages. 
6. Increase to high speed and beat until completely combined.
7. Press the dough using the cookie press, keeping the cookies about 2 inches apart.
   (I chilled the dough for about 1/2 hour.)
8. Bake until very lightly browned on the edges, 7 to 9 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Carole's Notes:

We like these cookies - they have both a buttery and a fruit flavor.

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/spritz-cookies/
but you could also use https://carolelikesroundfood.blogspot.com/2016/02/cherry-vanilla-butter-spritz-cookies.html -- I forgot I had this other version.