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Grinch Crinkle Cookies
These soft and buttery homemade Grinch Crinkle Cookies are easy green cookies rolled in sugar and topped with a sweet little red candy heart sprinkle. They are a fun Grinch themed dessert to add to your baking list this holiday season.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 84 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- green food coloring
- White Sugar or powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix together.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed with an electric mixer. (you can also use the bowl of a stand mixer)
- Add the vanilla and peppermint extracts and eggs one at a time, blending after adding.
- Then add in the dry ingredients gradually ½ cup at a time, blending after each addition until just barely incorporated. (careful not to overmix)
- Add a few drops of food coloring and knead the dough to incorporate the color fully.
- Place white sugar on a small plate or in a shallow bowl.
- With a cookie scoop, scoop approximately tablespoon size scoops, roll into a ball and then roll in the white sugar (or powdered sugar) to coat thoroughly.
- Place on lined baking sheet and press gently to flatten slightly.
- Press a heart-shaped candy sprinkle into the center of each dough ball.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until the bottoms are very slightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature to up to 4-5 days.
- Large Heart Shaped Sprinkles – https://amzn.to/3URgGtk
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
84kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
50mg
(2%)
Potassium
48mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
68IU
(1%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 84
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 84kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 48mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 68IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.