Grinch Cookies
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Grinch Cookies
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Festive Grinch cookies are perfect for family movie night!
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Ingredients
For cake mix cookies:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix the dry mix only
- ½ cup (115g) melted butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon almond extract
- green food coloring
- ½ cup (50g) sifted confectioners’ sugar for dusting
- heart shaped sprinkles or candy
To make cookies from scratch:
- 2 ½ cups (300g) all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup (50g) sifted confectioners’ sugar for dusting
- green food coloring
- heart shaped sprinkles or candy
Instructions
Cake Mix Instructions:
- Combine vanilla cake mix, butter, oil, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract in a mixing bowl.
- When you have your ingredients combined, add in several drops of green food coloring, and mix it in.
- Add green food coloring (to your preference), then stir until fully combined.
- You can refrigerate the dough at this stage for about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F / 190 degrees C / Gas 5 and line some cookie sheets.
- Roll cookie dough into balls and transfer to the lines sheets making sure to press the top down lightly.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 8-9 minutes and remove them from the oven. The cookies will be soft when warm but harden and crinkle more as they cool down.
- Press a sprinkle heart into each still-warm cookie.
- Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
- You can roll the cookies in some powdered sugar before serving.
Make From Scratch Instructions:
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a stand mixer, at medium speed.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla and almond extract until just combined.
- Add in the green food coloring (amount to your preference), then stir until fully combined.
- You can refrigerate the dough at this stage for about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F / 190 degrees C / Gas 5 and line some cookie sheets.
- Roll cookie dough into balls and transfer to the lines sheets making sure to press the top down lightly.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 8-9 minutes and remove them from the oven. The cookies will be soft when warm but harden and crinkle more as they cool down.
- Press a sprinkle heart into each still-warm cookie.
- Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
- You can roll the cookies in some powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Measure your flour correctly – use a knife to level the flour if using a measuring cup or weigh on your kitchen scale.
- Make sure your ingredients are room temperature for the best mixing results.
- The color of the cookies will be lighter after baking, so you'll want to add a little more food coloring than you think is needed.
- These Grinch crinkle cookies will be soft straight out of the oven and harden up as they cool down. So please don't be tempted to over-bake them.
- If you have time, chill the dough in the refrigerator, as this will help cookies hold their shape during baking.
- Feel free to use a Grinch cookie cutter to cut out the cookies instead.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe for a crowd.
- You can line the baking sheets with silicone baking mats instead of baking paper.
- Ovens can bake at different temperatures and times, so keep an eye on them to prevent under baking or over baking your dessert.
- These cookies make a super awesome edible gift. Whip up a couple of batches, decant into Mason jars, add ribbon and a label, and hand out to all your foodie friends.
- Storage - keep cooled cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days on the kitchen counter.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
135kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
155mg
(6%)
Potassium
18mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
138IU
(3%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 135 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 135kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 155mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 138IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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