Project 365

       I've been thinking about trying it again for a while now, but it's been so cold I knew I wouldn't make it past a week. I started one in April 2010 - I did really well and made it to day 292 and then my camera broke =/ of course... SO CLOSE! But anyways, I've been wanting to try again but either I was working wayy too much or it was winter and winter is a terrible time for me to start anything. So; now April is here and it's [supposed] to get warm eventually... so bam, I'm starting it today.

And so here is Day 1: sugar cookies 

we made for Izzy to take to school for her share day. 

Her's were actually frosted yellow with each kids initial piped onto it in blue =P

WISH ME LUCK!

                 Also; rather than posting every day - I'll just post once a week with that weeks photos! I'm so excited!

And; of course if you decide to try it yourself now or later; check out Project 365 Survival Guide - which I wrote while doing it the first time!

Jello Cookies

Jello Cookies

Ingredients 

3.5 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1.5 c. salted butter, softened

1 c. sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

4 (3 oz.) pkg. jello (any flavors)

food coloring

Directions

1. beat butter in large bowl with mixer until creamy. add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. blend in egg and vanilla.

2. in separate bowl mix flour and baking powder. gradually beat flour mixture into butter mix.

3.  divide dough into 4 sections. sprinkle 2 tbsp. of jello into each section. knead together. add a few drops of food coloring to make dough more vibrant

4. shape dough into 1 inch balls. roll in extra jello from the packets. place, 2 inches apart on baking sheets. flatten with bottom of bowl.

5. bake 8-10 minutes at 350 on lines baking sheets. cool on backing sheets 2 minutes then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

***this is NOT an original recipe, it can be found on numerous sites online***