My mom and I use to make cookies similar to this, but had lost the recipe. So I tried this with some variations. Instead of sugar I used raspberry jello and at the end folded in chocolate chips. This is how we made them when I was little. This were just like them. Thanks.

Reviewed On: Dec. 2, 2007

It was great. I had to fight my husband off the bowl so I could frost the cake. I only used 1/4 cup shortening and increased the butter by 1/4. I also added a teaspoon of almond extract. The butter I used was super soft, so I am not sure if that is why my frosting wasn't whipping up as much as I would like, so I added some powdered sugar until it was the consistency that I wanted. It could have been because I am in a high altitude area. But overall, very easy to make and great.

Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2007