Fruity paw print cookies are as tasty as they are cute. They are built on vintage fruity Jello cookies with tasty white chocolate paws on top. They are cute for Easter as bunny paw cookies. Or make a batch for pet lovers, as team mascot cookies, and more!
If you are looking for a fun new cookie recipe, you have found it. These Jello paw print cookies are perfect for graduation parties, pet themed parties, and more.
They can be bunny paws, bear paws, dog paws, or even cat paws if you would rather. No matter what animal you choose, be sure to make these fun cookies.
Luckily, you don’t have to have any special skills or tools to decorate these cookies. It just takes a few minutes to press the white chips into the hot cookies to make them look darling.
The hardest part is to wait for the melted chocolate to set back up. They taste great hot and gooey, too, if you just can’t wait.
Carlee’s Tips and Tricks
The base of these cookies is an old-fashioned Jello cookie. I used the recipe from Eating on a Dime as a starting point but tweaked it a bit to make it even simpler.
Using Jell-O powder in the sugar cookie base gives great color, but also a fun fruity flavor. You will want at least 6 ounces of Jell-o powder, but I used 4 different 3 oz. boxes to make a variety of flavors.
It is slightly more effort that way, but I think it was totally worth it. Then you have a whole rainbow of cute cookies.
Just divide the dough and knead in a little bit of the powder. Save the rest of the Jell-O mix to roll the balls of dough in later.
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The best part is, you don’t even have to chill the dough before you scoop it. That makes these cookies super quick and easy to put together.
It scoops easily with a small cookie scoop, and that gets you the perfect one Tablespoon ball of dough.
You can roll the balls of dough in the reserved jello powder. This gives them a more vibrant color and even more flavor.
Press the cookie balls down a little bit before you bake them to make decorating them easier. You can use the palm of your hand or the bottom of a glass, either works great.
The cookies should look puffy when they come out of the oven and shouldn’t have browned much. As soon as they come out of the oven, push a white candy melt into each to make the pad of the paw.
We used Ghirardelli white melting disks for the center of the paw. The size is perfect, and they taste great.
I learned after posting peanut butter paw print cookies, people take paw prints having four toes very seriously. So push four white baking chips into the cookie to make it look like a paw.
Allow the cookies to cool completely and ensure the paws are set before stacking the cookies in an airtight container. That’s all it takes!
Fruity Paw Print Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ cups unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 3 oz. boxes Jell-o powder
- 48 white melting discs
- 192 white baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line cookie trays with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a large bowl, cream together 1½ cups unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- In a small bowl, stir together 3¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.
- Divide the dough into 4 parts and place in 4 bowls. Add 2 Tablespoons of Jell-O powder to each portion of dough. Knead the dough until the powder is incorporated.
- Scoop 1 Tablespoon of dough. Roll into the corresponding color of Jell-O powder, then place on the lined cookie sheet. Continue to make balls of dough, spacing two inches apart on the cookie tray.
- Flatten each ball slightly with the palm of your hand or the bottom of a glass or measuring cup.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until puffy but set looking.
- Quickly place one melting disc and 4 white baking chips on each cookie to resemble a paw print. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Notes
- You can make all of the cookies one flavor if you would like, just grab a 6 ounce box of whatever Jello flavor you would like. Just add ½ cup of powder to the whole batch of dough.
- Or make 2 colors with two 3 ounce boxes. Add ¼ cup of the powder to each half of the dough.
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Oh gosh Carlee these are sooooo adorable! I’ve pinned this to try asap! My grandsons would go crazy.
They are so much fun! And my brothers were really surprised when they tasted them and got the different flavors. Of course, then they had to try one of each to pick a favorite!
Cutest cookies ever! Love the colors!
Thank you!!