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Christmas Pastels

"These can be any flavor you want, the kids go nuts for them"

Ingredients :

3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package fruit flavored Jell-O® mix
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup white sugar for decoration

Instructions :

Prep :	Cook : 48M	Ready in :

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, and flavored gelatin. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.
Roll cookies into 1 inch balls place them on an unprepared cookie sheet, and flatten with a cookie stamp dipped in sugar. If you don 't have a cookie stamp, flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes , until set but not brown.