Grinch Cookies (With Cake Mix!)

The holiday season is the perfect time to make cookies. Soft and chewy, sugar cookies are the perfect pairing for a glass of milk by the fireplace. The bright green and red heart sprinkles bring the Grinch spirit to the recipe, and the crinkle pattern made with powdered sugar looks snowy and delicious.

For easy Christmas cookie making, you can make your baking (and eating) cookie experience even faster and easier by using a cake mix. Maybe, just like in the movie, your heart will grow three times bigger with these festive crinkle cookies.

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Grinch cookie ingredients:

• White cake mix: These cake mix cookies use your favorite brand of white or vanilla cake mix and are 15.25 oz.
• egg: This recipe calls for 2 eggs as a binder.
• Vegetable oil: You can use any vegetable oil or canola oil.
• Vanilla essence: We use vanilla extract in our cookies, but you can also omit the vanilla extract if you choose a vanilla-flavored box mix. For the best cookie taste, use pure vanilla extract instead of artificial vanilla.
• Powered sugar: Dusting the cookie dough with powdered sugar adds a snowy look and sweetness.
• Cornstarch: Adding cornstarch to the powdered sugar helps the powdered sugar coat the cookies instead of soaking them directly. Arrowroot starch or tapioca starch can be used as well.
• Green food coloring: Add a few drops at a time until you get the perfect green you’re looking for. Green gel food coloring is a little darker in color, but liquid food coloring can be used as well.
• Heart sprinkles: To represent the Grinch’s heart, add: heart shaped sprinkles Or red hot candy after baking.

How to make Grinch cookies:

Mix the dough. Add cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed.

Add the green food coloring, one drop at a time, until you get the perfect green shade, and mix over low heat until just combined (I used 5 drops of gel food coloring).

Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes to make it easier to scoop.

Roll cookies. Combine powdered sugar and cornstarch in a bowl.

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop 1 to 2 tablespoons of cookie dough balls into the powdered sugar and cornstarch mixture. The dough will be very sticky, but it will be easier to work with if you mix it with powdered sugar.

Roll until covered and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Bake cookies: Bake the cookies in the oven at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the centers are set but the tops of the cookies have not started to brown yet.

Add hearts to make it cool: Add the red heart sprinkles while still warm, and after 3-5 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Once the weather cools down, enjoy your holiday treats.

Tips for making Grinch cookies:

• Try adding flavorful extracts like peppermint, pistachio, or almond to the dough for a fun twist.

• Once you add the green food coloring, be sure to mix the batter thoroughly to avoid leaving any white streaks in the batter.

• If you don’t have cornstarch, just roll the cookies in powdered sugar. Some of it will sink into the cookies, but you should still get a powdered sugar-like effect.

• Be careful that the cookies don’t start to brown. If it starts to brown, it will affect the nice green color of the cookies. These cookies should be soft and chewy.

• If you don’t have heart sprinkles on hand, you can also use pink royal icing to create a heart shape once the cookies have cooled, or add some chocolate flavor by gluing on some red and green M&Ms. .

These cookies are super soft and chewy, making them perfect to make and enjoy with kids. Christmas crafts and games By the fire. enjoy!

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