Ingredients
- 15.25 oz box of French vanilla cake mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 large eggs
- Green gel food coloring
- Red heart-shaped sprinkles
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and prepare your baking tray.
In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the cake mix, butter, oil, and eggs.
Gently add green gel food coloring to get the perfect Grinch green color.
Cover cookie dough with plastic wrap and allow to chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop the cookie dough and shape it into small golf ball sized balls.
Roll the balls of cookie dough into the powdered sugar and cornstarch mixture.
Place the cookies 1 inch apart on a parchment lined baking pan.
Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until they puff up and you see beautiful cracks on top. Do not over-bake.
Remove the cookies from the oven, let allow to cool for 2-3 minutes Then, gently press down a heart-shaped sprinkle on each cookie while they’re still warm so it sticks to the cookie.
Cool cookies completely. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
NOTES:
You can store the Grinch Cookies in an air-tight container for 4 days at room temperature or around 3 months in the freezer. Thaw them for a couple of hours at room temperature before serving.
For chewier cookies and a less sticky dough, refridgerate cookie dough for at least 30 minutes.
Using gel food coloring will help the cookies look and taste better!
Feel free to add peppermint flavoring for a more "wintery" feeling cookie! Just a few drops will do the trick!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 78
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 20
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 34