Grinch Crinkle Cookies
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Grinch Crinkle Cookies
Description
The Grinch Crinkle Cookies recipe starts with a white cake mix blended with oil and eggs to form a batter divided into red and green portions using gel food coloring. Small amounts of each color dough are formed into balls, rolled in white sanding sugar, pressed lightly flat, and baked at 350°F for 7 to 8 minutes. The result is a cookie with a tender crumb contrasted by a sweet, lightly crunchy sugar coating.
The batter’s cake mix base ensures softness and moisture, while the sanding sugar adds a cosmetic sparkle and textural contrast. The color combination creates a playful holiday theme resembling the Grinch character colors.
Letting the cookies cool completely before serving helps the sugar coating adhere and the texture to set.
This recipe is straightforward and designed to be fun and appealing to children, making it suitable for holiday baking activities or festive treats.
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg large
- Gel food coloring red and leaf green
- 1 white sanding sugar container
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350º F.
- Using a standing mixer, combine cake mix, vegetable oil, and 2 eggs until combined.
- Divide the batter into two separate bowls.
- Mix red food coloring into one bowl
- Mix green food coloring into the second bowl
- Take about 2 teaspoons of green color of dough and 1 teaspoon of the red dough and form into small sized balls.
- Pour the sanding sugar into a bowl
- Roll cookie dough into the sanding sugar
- Place cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Lightly push each cookie dough ball down so that it becomes a thick but flat disk.
- Bake for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Allow cookies to completely cool before Enjoying!
Notes
- These cookies are visually appealing for children and holiday occasions.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 120kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 154mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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