Jello cookies

For summer baking you just need to brighten it up a bit. So we decided to make jello cookies and they did not disappoint.

My little  helper checking out the ingredients



Room temp butter






Beat it up until it's fluffy




Beat in sugar



Beat in egg and vanilla





Mix flour and baking powder together in seperate bowl







Gradually beat into butter mixture




Seperate the dough into sections and knead in jello




....and keep kneading




I actaully missed a step. I guess you are supposed to not mix in all the jello, but only some and then roll these balls through the rest to coat them.




Smash the cookies flat




And pop em in the oven







yummy! We made 3 different colours







Lots of them I might add

• YIELD: 2 dozen
• PREP: 20 mins
• COOK: 10 mins
• READY IN: 30 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 3.5 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1.5 cups salted butter softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4 (3 oz) pkg jello You can use any flavors you want

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
2. Divide dough into 4 sections. Sprinkle 2 Tb of jello onto each section. Knead together with dough. You may want to add a few drops of food coloring to make the dough more vibrant. 
3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in the extra jello from the packets. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with bottom of bowl. 
4. Bake 8 to 10 min at 350 on lined baking sheets. Cool on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.





Catch up

So this is me trying to play a little catch up. A big assortment of photos from my phone. I try to take one every day and send it to Grandma T so these are from that.

pulling herself up in the crib....yikes!



Playing at Grandma H's



Wren's famous stance

17.11lbs at 8 months

Sun batheing

This is what I see when I go to check if she's napping or not

How she got here, I do not know

Another one bites the dust

She was so happy that she got to sit in the chair by herself hehe

A little tangled

Wren is no doubt going to be a musical child

This was Spencer's rocking horse!

Cosco



These are so adorable but kind of ridiculous



She didn't like where she ended up

Wren's first shopping cart ride

Just helping with laundry, no biggie

Never fails to find the tag on something even if she has to flip the rug over

Wren's little playmate, Jack

Dad even shares his toys

7months and has already slept with a boy haha

Tasting the waters at Aloutte lake

New, oven. All 4 burners work yay



Maybe a few years yet I guess



Just chillin' in my throne

Little scholar

Bongo Baby

Lane wants us to have a musical little family - guess it's never too early to start right?