Description
Green grinch cookies deliver festive holiday cheer with their whimsical Seussian spirit. Christmas bakers can delight guests with these playful green-tinted sugar cookies topped with heart-shaped sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz/432g) vanilla cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (75ml) vegetable oil
- ½ cup (60g) powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp green gel food coloring (or a few drops liquid food coloring)
- 24 red heart sprinkles or candies
Instructions
- Prep Station: Ignite the oven to 350F (175C) and drape baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats for seamless cookie release.
- Dough Fusion: Whirl cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs into a harmonious mixture, creating a smooth, malleable base ready for transformation.
- Grinch Metamorphosis: Infuse the dough with vibrant emerald hues by gradually blending food coloring, ensuring a consistent, eye-catching green saturation throughout.
- Cookie Crafting: Scoop uniform dough portions, lavishly enrobing each in powdered sugar to generate a crackled, winter-frost-like exterior that sparkles with festive charm.
- Decorative Touch: Nestle a crimson heart-shaped sprinkle into the center of each dough ball, adding a whimsical Grinch-inspired detail that transforms simple cookies into playful works of art.
- Baking Ritual: Slide the adorned cookie sheet into the preheated oven, allowing 8-10 minutes of precise baking to achieve a soft, yielding texture that melts in your mouth.
- Cooling Choreography: Let cookies rest briefly on the baking sheet, then gracefully transfer to a wire rack, allowing them to cool completely and develop their signature delicate structure.
Notes
- Manage Food Coloring Intensity: Start with a small amount of green food coloring and gradually add more to achieve the desired Grinch-green shade without over-saturating the dough.
- Prevent Sticky Dough: Chill the cookie dough for 15-20 minutes before forming balls to make handling easier and prevent excessive sticking to your hands.
- Ensure Soft Cookie Texture: Remove cookies from the oven when edges are just set but centers still look slightly underbaked to maintain a soft, chewy consistency.
- Customize for Dietary Needs: Substitute cake mix with gluten-free or vegan alternatives, and use plant-based oil and egg replacers to accommodate different dietary restrictions while preserving the cookie’s festive character.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg