Preparation / Directions:
The cookie dough:Blend all ingredients together until you can shape the dough into a smooth ball. Let stand 20 minutes, loosely covered. Form dough into marble-sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Flatten each with a smooth bottom of a drinking glass greased once and dipped into Nestles' Quick Powder. Bake at 400 for 8 minutes. Remove at once from baking sheet, to paper toweling, and immediately flatten each cookie with a smooth spatula. Let cool 20 minutes.
The cookie filling:
Soften gelatin in cold water. Place in heatproof cup in pan of hot water until gelatin is transparent. Meanwhile beat Crisco until fluffy, adding vanilla and sugar a little at a time. Beat in gelatin mixture when it is completely cooled, but not set or firm. When cooled, shape filling into 1 inch balls. Place between the two bottom sides of the cooled cookies, and press gently until the filling has spread to the edge. Makes 4 doze
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