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Grinch Cookies

By Kathi & Rachel

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what other way to celebrate than with cookies? Grinch Cookies are delicious cakey sugar cookies with a green hue and a candy sprinkle heart. 

3 grinch green cookies on white parchment with red heart sprinkles

I made these while watching the 2018 version of The Grinch on Netflix- it’s my favorite version.  The music is great and I find it a lot more light hearted than the Jim Carey version which honestly, kind of creeps me out. I love that these cookies are cakey and delicious, and you can flavor them with any type of extract (I’ll give some examples in the recipe card). 

mixing white cookie dough in a stand mixer

First- we’ll mix our dough. It’s a simple light, airy cookie that will semi harden in the oven on the exterior, but leave you with a soft cakey inside. We will mix the dough, then add the green food coloring. I bought my food coloring off of Amazon in a small pack- *here is a link to the food coloring I used, the color is ‘grass green’. I used about 6 drops to get a light minty color, but you can go as light or as dark as you please. Note that the dough will be darker than the finished cookie- see picture below vs. the finished cookie!

green dough in stand mixer

Once you add in the food coloring, mix the dough for about 30-45 seconds, or until it is green throughout.

a cookie dough ball rolled in sugar

Once the dough is fully mixed (and the best part of this dough is there is no need to chill it!), use a cookie scooper, roll the cookies into a ball, roll them in sugar, and bake on a cookie sheet for about 10-12 minutes. 

adding a red heart to a green grinch cookie

Right when the cookies have finished baking, add a red candy heart (*here are the ones I bought on Amazon) to the cookie, allow to cool, and boom! Grinch cookies are complete in a grand total of about 20 minutes.

a green cookie with a bite out of it with red heart sprinkle

If you are looking for other Christmas cookies, here’s a few more of our favorites:

  • Loaded Brownie Mix Cookies
  • Thick and Chewy Cowboy Cookies
  • Cream Wafer Cookies– Use any color frosting for any holiday!
  • Double Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
  • Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Bars
  • Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies

We hope you enjoy these Grinch cookies as much we did!

green grinch cookies with heart sprinkles
Grinch Cookies
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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
 

A delicious green Grinch themed cookie perfect for the holidays1

Course: cookie, Dessert, sweet
Cuisine: American, cookies, dessert
Servings: 6 people
: 518 kcal
: Kathi & Rachel
Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup softened butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract (or extract of choice)
  • 4-6 drops green food coloring (chef's choice to achieve color desired)
  • 2 tbsp sugar (to roll cookies in)
  • large red heart sprinkles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit.

  2. In a stand mixer (or mixing bowl with electric mixer), combine sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract.

  3. Add baking powder and salt. Gradually add in flour, 1/2 cup at a time.

  4. Once dough has formed, add food coloring, and mix until dough is green throughout (about 30-45 seconds).

  5. On a large baking tray (lined with either parchment, foil and sprayed with nonstick spray), use a cookie scoop to form cookies, then roll into ball, roll through sugar, and place on cookie tray at least 2 inches apart on all sides.

  6. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until fully cooked through. Right after removing cookies from oven, push large heart sprinle into cookie. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Other Extract Ideas for these Cookies: 

  • Lemon
  • Coconut
  • Almond
  • Hazelnut
  • Mint
  • Butter
  • Caramel
  • Orange 
  • Almond
Nutrition Facts
Grinch Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 518 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 7g35%
Cholesterol 82mg27%
Sodium 502mg21%
Potassium 278mg8%
Carbohydrates 95g32%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 54g60%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 394IU8%
Calcium 106mg11%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Note- this is an affiliate link- we earn a small commission when you purchase from an affiliate link which helps keep our ovens running so we can continue to churn out free recipes for you!

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