Jelly Cookies

If you want to make cookies of different colors and flavors it is important that you divide the dough into portions. If you choose to make them all the same, you can skip this step.

Jelly Cookies, or jelly cookies, are a colorful and unusual way to prepare cookies, as well as having a very different texture.

They are, in general, very tasty and perfect for the little ones, although they can give that differentiating touch to some of your banquets and will be an excellent company for a tea or chocolate.

Its flower shape will give it that fun but elegant touch and its colors are perfect for summer. Do not miss them, we show you how to prepare them:

Jelly cookies recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g of flour
• 350 g butter
• 250g sugar
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 large egg
• Vanilla extract (optional)
• 8 tablespoons of gelatin

Preparation

1. Beat the butter with the help of a mixer until you have a very creamy texture. Incorporate the sugar.
2. Then add the egg and, if you wish, the vanilla extract. Keep mixing until you get a fluffy result.
3. At this time you can preheat the oven to 180 ° C centigrade. Do not forget this step, otherwise, you will add extra time to the preparation.
4. In a separate container proceed to incorporate the powdered ingredients,  but you must do it as follows:
   • Sift the flour and yeast through a strainer to break up the lumps and stir them in.
   • Reserve the gelatin for the next step.
5. Proceed to incorporate the flour and yeast to the mixture that you have prepared before, keep in mind that this must be done little by little, to avoid lumps from forming, and beat generously until you get a homogeneous dough.
6. Next, divide the dough into 4 portions and sprinkle each one with 2 tablespoons of the gelatin that you have selected for your preparation.
7. Knead each part until all the ingredients are perfectly incorporated. Do not worry if you see gelatin crystals, this will be part of the texture of the cookie, what you should achieve is that it is dispersed all over the places in the dough.
8. You can use food coloring in case you want to obtain more intense colors in your cookies, however this will depend on the taste of each one.
9. Once you have finished kneading, form the portions into balls and flatten them with something (for example, a bowl).
10. You will see how it fractures at the edges, this is what gives them the flower shape that these cookies have, although if you prefer you can use a cookie cutter to give them the shape you choose.
11. Put the cookies on a baking sheet and leave them in the oven for about 10 minutes.  Of course, keep an eye on them. You don’t want them to be raw or burned.
12. Once they are ready, remove them from the oven, let them cool and enjoy these extravagant but delicious cookies.

Additional tips

• Remember that to facilitate its incorporation the butter must be at room temperature. One trick you can use is to melt it in the microwave and let it cool out of the refrigerator before starting the preparation.
• We suggest you prepare the cookies of different colors, in this way their presentation will be wonderful. For this you must use gelatin of different colors and make them separately.
• If you prefer, you can use neutral or unflavored gelatin, although  this will force you to use sweeteners and flavorings. In case you take this option, we recommend using the natural type and not the artificial ones.
• This advice applies to those who want to prepare jelly cookies with a rare or different flavor or color than those offered within the regular flavors of jellies.

• It is suggested to divide the dough into four portions to preserve the colors of each gelatin flavor you have selected, but  if you use neutral gelatin you can first knead the entire dough and then divide into portions to apply the colorings and flavorings.
• You can whisk the ingredients manually, although this will take longer.
• Some people add a little milk or plain yogurt to make the process easier, but this will significantly affect the baking time and adding too much will spoil the dough.

Try this delicious recipe for jelly cookies that will be everyone’s delight at home.