These Christmas Grinch cookies will be a hit with all the tiny Whos in Whoville. These chewy, soft sugar cookies with a cute little heart on top and a kiss inside will make you feel festive this Christmas.
These Grinch cookies are really sweet, even if The Grinch is a cruel guy! These green cookies are sure to please kids, you’ll be pleased with how easy it is to create them, using a box of cake mix as the foundation.
With heart-shaped sprinkles and green food coloring, these festive Christmas cookies are a fitting tribute to the Grinch, whose heart was two sizes too small and who concluded the narrative with the words “his heart they grew for three sizes that the day.”
Getting ready to make Christmas Grinch Cookies:
This recipe for holiday cookies would be a wonderful annual tradition to add as part of your Christmas baking and it would be a terrific treat to include in a cookie exchange.
These green cookies would go well with our simple Grinch punch for a Grinch movie night. The Christmas motif is sure to delight the entire family!
Ingredients for Christmas Grinch Cookies
- 1 large egg
- ¾ teaspoon of green gel food coloring
- 1 bag of sugar cookie mix
- ¼ cup of all-purpose flour
- ½ cup of unsalted butter, room temperature
- 18 Hershey’s kisses, unwrapped
- 18 large heart candy sprinkles
Instruction
- Step 1:
- Set aside a small muffin pan that has been lightly sprayed with baker’s spray or lined with paper liners.
- Step 2:
- In a small bowl, beat the egg and green gel food coloring with a fork until the food coloring is well mixed with the beaten egg. This will help the green gel food coloring to be distributed more easily and uniformly into the dough.
- Step 3:
- Using a hand mixer on low speed, mix the sugar cookie mix, butter, flour, and egg mixture in a large basin for two to three minutes, or until well blended.
- Your dough will be quite dense.
- Step 4:
- Using a 1½ tablespoon (1½ inch) cookie scoop, form a ball of dough.
- In your palm, flatten it into a 3-inch disc.
- After gently pulling the edges up to enclose the candy and form it into a ball, place a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle.
- Step 5:
- Insert the cookie dough balls into the muffin tray, being careful to keep the Hershey’s Kiss upright.
- Bake for ten to twelve minutes. Keep your dough from turning brown. All you have to do is confirm that the center is not raw.
- Step 6:
- After the Grinch heart cookies are baked, top your cookie cup with one red heart sprinkle placed offset to the right of the center.
- After allowing them to cool in the tiny muffin tray for 10 minutes or more, take them out and let them cool fully on a wire rack.
How to store this recipe for grain cookies?
These are the best ways to keep your creations, whether you want to freeze some for later use or devour them all within a few days:
Ahead of time: You may prepare the cookie dough ahead of time if you want to save time or if you’re planning your Christmas baking.
Make the cookie dough according to the recipe, but instead of baking it, flatten it into a disc or form it into a log.
Store the dough in the freezer for up to two months or the refrigerator for up to two days, carefully wrapped in plastic wrap.
When it’s time to bake, cut the dough into rounds if it’s been refrigerated or, if it’s been frozen, defrost it slightly before cutting and baking as normal.
ON THE COUNTER: You can keep these Grinch-packed cookies on for up to four days on the counter if you put them in an airtight container.
IN THE FREEZER: Make these cute Grinch Christmas cookies in advance and store them in the freezer unbaked.
You should wait to decorate them with the tiny red heart until after they have baked. For up to two months, they should be kept in a freezer-safe zip-top bag.
Before baking them, you have to let them thaw.
Tips for make Christmas Grinch Cookies
If you choose not to, you are not required to roll the dough in cornstarch or powdered sugar. The Grinch cookies won’t be snowy, but they will still taste great.
If heart-shaped sprinkles are not available, you can pipe little hearts onto the biscuits using red frosting. You may also use heart-shaped sweets, such as cinnamon hearts (if you don’t mind the spicy flavor!). In a pinch, red M&Ms may also be useful.
Your cookies will turn out the incorrect hue if you use too much green food coloring. Use a toothpick or skewer to add a small amount of gel color at a time until you get a lovely medium green tone.
These cookies should not have any browning on the edges or tops. To prevent browning, set a timer and take them out of the oven as soon as it’s done.
FAQ about Christmas Grinch Cookies
- Do Christmas Grinch Cookies make a wonderful Christmas treat?
Make Grinch cookies with your family for a fun movie night (this is an Amazon affiliate link) or serve them as a great treat to pass along with Christmas Wreath Cookies, Cracker Candy, Gingerbread Man Cookies, and Christmas Tree Cupcakes! These cookies are quite delicious. - Was Christmas stolen by the Grinch?
Though he may have taken Christmas, The Grinch also took our hearts. Not only are these cookies delicious, but we also like this traditional Christmas figure! Simple green-colored cake mix cookies with a heart on top are really festive and entertaining! Ideal for this holiday season’s dessert tables and cookie platters. - How long are Grinch cookies baked for?
Cook. Bake the Grinch cookies for ten to twelve minutes at 350ºF. Place a heart sprinkle on top of each newly made cookie as soon as they come out of the oven. Nice. After allowing the cookies to cool somewhat on the baking sheet, move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. - If heart sprinkles are not available, what else can I use?
If you are unable to find heart sprinkles, you can substitute red M&M candies, Betty Crocker cinnamon
imperials, or even cinnamon hearts. - How can I stop the cookies from spreading out excessively as they bake?
Make sure your cookie dough is well-cooled before baking to avoid the cookies spreading too much.