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Strawberry Milkshake Cookies

Published: Jan 23, 2021 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Jul 13, 2021 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 25 Comments

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A few years back I made some delicious Strawberry Milkshake Cookies (with a cake mix ) for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! Then when I went searching for the strawberry cake mix I needed to make them, I couldn't find it anywhere.

strawberry milkshake cookies on a wood cutting board, with a stack of cookies background and white chocolate chips scattered

So, I decided to make my own version using strawberry Jello instead. And I can honestly say they taste even better than the original recipe!

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  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 💭 Top tips
  • 💗Valentine's cookies
  • 🌡️Storing
  • 📋Jell-O Recipes
  • 👪 Servings
  • 🥧More Bake Sale Recipes!
  • ⭐ REVIEWS
  • 🍓🥤🍪Strawberry Milkshake Cookie Recipe

🥘 Ingredients

It took a couple of tries but I was able to get these Strawberry Milkshake Cookies to taste like a strawberry milkshake without using a cake mix! I have no idea why I can’t get that cake mix anymore but it doesn’t matter because I’ll always be able to find strawberry Jell-O.

For this recipe, you will need:

  • white granulated sugar
  • strawberry flavored Jell-O powder
  • baking powder
  • eggs
  • vegetable oil
  • all-purpose flour
  • vanilla extract
  • white chocolate chips
  • milk

💭 Top tips

  • After you mix the ingredients together, use your hands to mix the dough until it's soft and clings together.
  • If the dough still seems dry, then add additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it's a soft consistency.
  • Use a lighter colored baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, then check them.
strawberry milkshake cookies in a circle around a strawberry milkshake (on grey marble background)

💗Valentine's cookies

These cookies are ideal Valentine's cookies because they are so easy, so pink and so delicious! You can whip them up quickly and they will be devoured in no time, as they were in my house.

🌡️Storing

But if you do need to store them, you can store these strawberry white chocolate chip cookies on the counter in an airtight container for up to 3 days, and they can be frozen in an airtight container or Ziplock freezer bag for up to 3 months!

strawberry milkshake cookie on wooden cutting board with a couple of cookies in the background

📋Jell-O Recipes

This was the first time I've used Jell-O  in a cookie recipe, but I happen to be a big fan of using Jello in recipes. My Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake is one of my faves and my Healthy Homemade Jello Fruit & Veggie Snacks  are also a great Valentine's Day treat! My Jello Worms and Dirt are also a really fun treat and perfect for Earth Day or Halloween!

6 strawberry milkshake cookies stacked on a wood cutting board

👪 Servings

You should get 24 cookies out of this recipe, but you can half or double the recipe by simply clicking on the blue servings on the recipe card, change it to the number of servings you'd like and the amounts will adjust accordingly. 

Bake Sales are a lot of work so you need quick and easy recipes that can be made ahead and frozen, if necessary. But these are also a great bake sale seller. And I've had my share of bake sales, so I know what sells!  You can read more about my bake sales HERE!

🥧More Bake Sale Recipes!

You’re definitely going to put these ones in your back pocket for your next bake sale. Here are some more of my recommendations for bake sale best sellers:

  • Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
  • Butterscotch Toffee Crunch Cookies
  • Peanut Cookie Butter Cookies
  • Jam Cookies
  • Blueberry Cornbread
  • Old Fashioned Date Nut Loaf
  • Best Ever Butter Tarts
  • Toffee Apple Pie Cookies
  • Ingredient Whipped Shortbread
  • Mini Ukrainian Doughnuts (Carnival Style)
  • Microwave Sugar Cookie Fudge
  • Easter Creme Egg Microwave Fudge

And be sure to check out my Bake Sale Ideas Board on Pinterest!

Pinterest board cover for bake sale board

Happy baking and Valentine's Day!

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Strawberry milkshake cookie on a cutting board with pile of cookies behind
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🍓🥤🍪Strawberry Milkshake Cookie Recipe

These Strawberry Milkshake Cookies taste just like a strawberry milkshake, but in cookie form! Made with white chocolate chips and strawberry Jello, these cookies make a great Valentine's Day cookie, bake sale cookie or an anytime snack or dessert!
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Canadian, North American
Keyword: cookies, jello, strawberry milkshake, white chocolate chips
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 10 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 3 ounce - box of strawberry flavored Jell-O® powder (⅓ cup) *85 g (½ of a 170 g box)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoon milk * I use 1% milk - add additional milk by tbsp, if too dry
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. *Do not use cooking spray on a bare cookie sheet, as feedback from readers is that they burn.
  • Combine all ingredients except the chocolate chips in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer until combined.
  • Then use your hands to mix the dough until it's soft and clings together.
  • If the dough still seems dry, then add additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it's a soft consistency.
    strawberry milkshake cookie dough in a silver bowl
  • Fold in chocolate chips by hand. * If they don't all cling to the dough, just stick them into the cookies (on top) once they are rolled and flattened.
  • Roll into balls (about 1 tablespoon) and flatten with spatula on baking sheet.
    strawberry milkshake cookies being made, on parchment paper on baking sheet
  • Bake for about 20-23 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. * Check the cookies at 20 minutes
  • Cool for 3-5 minutes on the pan and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

💭 Top tips
  • After you mix the ingredients together, use your hands to mix the dough until it's soft and clings together.
  • If the dough still seems dry, then add additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it's a soft consistency.
  • Use a lighter colored baking sheet and bake them for 15 minutes, then check them.
👪 Servings
You should get 24 cookies out of this recipe, but you can half or double the recipe by simply clicking on the blue servings on the recipe card, change it to the number of servings you'd like and the amounts will adjust accordingly. 
⭐ REVIEWS
Did you make this recipe? Please RATE THE RECIPE below!
Here's what others are saying on Pinterest: "Needed to add a titch more milk as well, but came out perfect!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Please SUBSCRIBE  (get my FREE E-cookbook) and be sure to FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST!
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Nutrition Facts
🍓🥤🍪Strawberry Milkshake Cookie Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 183 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 29mg1%
Potassium 59mg2%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 16g18%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 22IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 27mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 183kcal (9%) | Carbohydrates: 27g (9%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 7g (11%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg (5%) | Sodium: 29mg (1%) | Potassium: 59mg (2%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 16g (18%) | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 27mg (3%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Comments

  1. Cindy Mom the Lunch Lady

    January 26, 2021 at 11:03 pm

    These cookies are so pretty and perfect for Valentine's Day. I've only made jello cookies once and they were so delicious!

    Reply
  2. Vanessa

    January 28, 2021 at 12:02 am

    Such a fun colour! My kids will love these 😁

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      January 29, 2021 at 8:53 am

      Thanks, Vanessa,
      My kids love them too!

      Reply
  3. NANCY

    January 28, 2021 at 4:48 pm

    what a fun colour! PINK is my favourite colour!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      January 29, 2021 at 8:53 am

      Thank you, Nancy! Yes, pink cookie are definitely more fun than beige 🙂

      Reply
  4. Colleen

    January 28, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    Such a pretty colour for these cookies! I know these will be a hit with all the kids. Happy Valentines Day!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      January 29, 2021 at 8:51 am

      Thanks- my kids loved them! Happy Valentine's day to you too!

      Reply
      • Kasia

        March 09, 2021 at 8:31 am

        I attempted these. I can see why one person thought it was too dry. I did too. Then I made the mistake of NOT following the recipe instructions and i haphazardly added milk. Then it was too wet. I added more jello and more flour... and ended up with gluey sticky pink bubblegum looking stuff that got everywhere. I couldnt even scrape out the bowl!

        So i started over (with raspberry jello this time). This time I added extra milk 1/2 tbsp at a time for a total of 1 tbsp. I ended up with a working batter that was better.

        The cookies themselves came out very sweet, and with a grainy texture (kinda like eating jello powder!). Im sure kids will love them, but they were too sweet for this adult-only house.

        But thanks for sharing your recipe!

        Reply
        • Terri Gilson

          March 15, 2021 at 3:37 am

          Thank you for your feedback, Kasia! That will help other readers.
          Terri

          Reply
  5. Lynn

    January 29, 2021 at 6:10 pm

    Is the dough batter supposed to be soft to roll into balls? I followed it the way it says and it stood like a powdery dough

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      January 29, 2021 at 7:57 pm

      Hi Lynn,
      That is very odd because it worked for me that way I posted. Did you use 1/2 of an 85 g of pkg of jello powder?
      Terri

      Reply
      • Hifihedgehog

        January 29, 2021 at 9:36 pm

        I did. Also quite dry. Not sure. Is there supposed to be water added here?

        Reply
        • Terri Gilson

          January 29, 2021 at 10:15 pm

          No. I'm not sure why that's happening. Maybe it's your climate? I thoroughly test my recipes and this one worked, as you see. You can try adding a little more 1 % milk until it is the texture as shown. That should work!

          Reply
          • Hifihedgehog

            January 30, 2021 at 11:52 am

            I would like to get this recipe working. I thoroughly went through each ingredient and there was no chance for any ingredient to evaporate. The amount of dry ingredients here is higher than the wet ones.

            Dry: 2.75 cups flour + 1 cup sugar + 1 teaspoon baking powder + 3 ounces Jello mix

            Wet: 2 eggs + 1 cup oil + 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract + 2 tablespoons milk

            Following this recipe strictly to the letter, the resulting dough was extremely dry and was essentially moist powder. I have followed hundreds of cookie recipes for decades including Jello-based ones like this, but this is the first one that I encountered that comes out so dry like this. Seeing the mix that resulted yesterday, a bit more than a couple extra tablespoons of milk is necessary here.

          • Terri Gilson

            January 30, 2021 at 1:15 pm

            Hi,
            I'm sorry you're having trouble with it! I want to help you solve it too! So, I just made the recipe again!!! And it turned out perfect for me. When I measure out the Jello powder it is 1/3 cup (I will put that in the ingredient description). That is equivalent to 3 oz or 85 grams. You can add a little more milk if it's dry. I also realized that I always get into cookie dough with my hands after I use the electric mixer. The heat from your hands also softens and helps to bind the dough. I will add that to the recipe directions as well. I use 1% milk as well (it's thinner). So, add additional milk at the end if it's still dry. I hope this helps and you can get it to work for you - they are really yummy! Terri

    • Beth

      January 31, 2021 at 8:07 pm

      Be careful measuring the flour. Don't scoop it out with the measuring cup. Spoon it in. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  6. Sabrina

    February 01, 2021 at 10:49 am

    What a treat, my kids love them!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      February 01, 2021 at 11:57 am

      That's great to hear, Sabrina! Mine do too 🙂

      Reply
      • Judy

        February 02, 2021 at 8:13 pm

        I have found that with using a slightly darker baking pan, 20 minutes is too much time. The cookies came out burnt. I then used a lighter colored aluminium pan and tried them for 13 minutes. They looked much better but the white chips looked beige, so I added the chips on top of the baked ones. Then I did a batch for 10 minutes and let them sit for a bit. They looked much better and the chips didn't turn beige.

        Reply
        • Terri Gilson

          February 08, 2021 at 4:45 pm

          Thanks for sharing your experience for others who try this recipe, Judy! Yes, so much can depend on the type of pan you use, as well as whether or not you use parchment, the calibration of your oven etc.. I do try to account for as much as I can think of, but I don't always capture everything. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment!
          Terri

          Reply
        • Michelle

          January 25, 2022 at 9:32 am

          Thank you so much, 13 minutes sis what worked for me too, 20 minutes was super crunchy and dry

          Reply
  7. Jamie

    February 20, 2021 at 10:33 am

    Not sure what I did... followed the recipe exactly and wound up with dough that was so sticky I couldn’t get it off my hands. Tried to flour it; no luck. I had to throw it all out.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      February 21, 2021 at 10:01 pm

      Hi Jamie: I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I haven't have anyone say it was too sticky. Most people have to add more milk. However, I live in a dry climate, so depending on how dry it is where you live, you may want to try adding a little LESS milk.
      Thanks, Terri

      Reply
  8. Carol

    March 12, 2021 at 11:26 pm

    Won’t make them again, not impressed! You apparently added food coloring to get them darker colored because mine aren’t that dark.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 15, 2021 at 3:36 am

      Hi Carol,
      I did not add food coloring to them. It's the combination of the lighting I photographed them in and the editing of the photo. Sorry to hear they didn't turn out for you or they are not to your taste preference.
      Terri

      Reply

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