Rainbow Jello

Ingredients:
1 small box red jello
1 small box orange jello
1 small box yellow jello
1 small box green jello
1 small box blue jello
1 small box purple jello
1 tub cool whip (regular size)

Directions:
Mix the first layer of jello according to the speed set directions on the box. Pour 2/3 of the mixture into your pan or spoon into containers. Place the jello in the refrigerator until it is pretty set. This shouldn't take much longer than 20 minutes or so. Mix the remaining 1/3 of jello with 1 cup or so of cool whip. Pour this over your pan or into your containers. Put mixture back into the refrigerator until this layer sets. Repeat this with all the boxes of jello until you have all the layers dished out.  This should make a 9x13 pan although I haven't tried it like this.

Previously I used 1 large box of each color (plus 1 small box of the color and whip cream layer) and I made 40 individual servings plus a large 11x13 pan full.

Tip: If you are using a container and it is larger on the top than on the bottom, get 2 boxes of jello of the last 2 colors because you will need more of this flavor to get the same even layer.

Time to Make: a little bit of mixing time, a lot of waiting time for the layers to set up. If you have a day to wait around at home and do this that would be great.
Difficulty: Easy
Recipe Origin: internet somewhere

Cookie Glaze Icing

Ingredients:


Directions:
Add powdered sugar to your mixer and mix it a little to break up clumps. (This is only neccessary if your powdered sugar is not already a fine powder.) Add wet ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix over low-medium speed for 10 minutes. This glaze will start to harden if it sits still for a period of time, so it is helpful to continue mixing the glaze while its not in use.

To glaze cookies: Add a cup of the glaze to a seperate bowl and add more powdered sugar. Mix till well blended. This is for outlining cookies. You need this part of the glaze to be a little bit thicker so that it can act as a barrier for the glaze to stop it from running off the cookie. Pipe this mixture around the outline of the cookie.

To fill in the cookie: Pour the rest of the glaze into a piping bag or bottle and fill in the remainder of the cookie. You can use a knife or the tip of the tool you are using to help fill in holes in the cookie. Allow the glaze to set up for a bit. It will set up to be a soft solid. This is not as hard as royal icing, but it will not run once it has set. Decorate it however you want.