Name: Jelly Bean Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup small jelly beans

It's a family tradition for my grandmother and me to make these colorful cookies every year for the holidays. —Cheyenne Fink, Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

Test Kitchen Tip: Hold back a few jelly beans from the dough and press them into the tops of the cookies before baking. That way, you'll have a few colorful spots right on top of each cookie.

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Jelly Bean Cookies

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Yield:about 2-1/2 dozen

Prep:15 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup small jelly beans

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until blended. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in jelly beans.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 1-1/2 in. apart onto greased or parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 91 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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