Grinch Cookies
Grinch Cookies are so easy to make and festive for Christmas! These soft, chewy sugar cookies start with a sugar cookie mix that’s dyed green and topped with a candy heart. A quick and easy Christmas cookie that even the kids can make!
I just love to make these cookies before the family snuggles up under blankets to watch The Grinch! I mean, what’s more fun than having themed goodies that match your Christmas movie? Or maybe you’d rather snuggle up in front of the fireplace or at bedtime with How the Grinch Stole Christmas book!
These Grinch Christmas cookies are so simple and always put a smile on my face. I like to think that the Grinch himself would probably bake these cookies with the Who’s on Christmas Day! What about you?
Why You’ll Love Grinch Cookies!
- These adorable Grinch sugar cookies are really simple because they start with a mix, so the baking process can include kids of all ages!
- Everyone loves a chewy sugar cookie, especially at Christmas! These are such a perfect chewy cookie.
- Grinch cookies are a great alternative to the Christmas tradition of decorating Christmas cookies! They’re just as fun, but there’s no mess with icing.
Ingredients You’ll Need for this Grinch Cookie Recipe
- Sugar Cookie Mix – The secret to a super quick, easy, and fun Christmas sugar cookie recipe!
- Butter – Let your butter soften at room temperature in order for it to mix well.
- Egg – Set the egg out for a bit before adding it in. It will mix better at room temperature!
- Green Food Dye – You can use liquid food dye or gel food dye, either will work great. Just make sure its Grinch green!
- Sugar – You can’t have sugar cookies without sugar, right?!
- Water – This will help to incorporate all of the dry ingredients together and make the dough malleable.
- Candy Hearts – If you have trouble finding candy hearts, heart shaped sprinkles will work perfectly!
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How to Make Grinch Cookies
Mix: Empty the contents of the sugar cookie mix into a large mixing bowl. Add your softened butter, water, and egg, then mix well until it forms a crumbly texture.
Color: Add food coloring to the dough until it’s the perfect Grinch color!
Combine: Incorporate the food coloring well by mixing with your hands or using a spoon. You should end up with one giant dough ball.
Scoop: Scoop out about two tablespoons of dough, and using your hands, form dough balls.
Roll: Roll each dough ball in sugar and place them on the parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake: Place in the preheated oven and bake until the edges just begin to turn golden brown.
Decorate: Immediately after baking, add a candy heart to the cookie and gently push it down so it adheres.
Cool: Allow the Grinch cookies to cool and then start munching!
Fun Tips for the best Grinch Cookies
- If your kids are sensitive to food dye, try coloring your cookies with matcha!
- Do you and your kiddos love chocolate? Try adding a Hershey kiss right in the center of your Grinch cookies immediately after baking. This makes a fun, “Grinchy” twist on Hershey kiss cookies!
- Add a snowy effect by dusting the top of the cookies with some powdered sugar.
How long will Grinch Cookies last?
Room Temperature: In an airtight container, these cookies will last for about a week.
Freezer: You can also store them in the freezer in an airtight container and they’ll last for a few months! When ready to use thaw them in the container at room temperture. This prevents condensation on the cookie when they are left in the container to thaw.
This Grinch cookie recipe is just the perfect way to get the whole family involved for movie night snacks. You can round out your themed snacks with Grinch Punch and Grinch Pretzel rods!
More Christmas Recipes You’ll Love
- Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and Buddy the Elf Snack Mix!
- These Grinch Rice Krispie Treats are so much fun!
- I love these Reindeer Oreo Pops! They’re always such a hit.
- This Reindeer Chow is a festive twist on the holiday favorite, Puppy Chow!
Grinch Cookies
Ingredients
- 21 ounce package of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ¼ cup sugar to roll cookies in – optional
- Green food coloring
- Heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set prepared baking sheet aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine sugar cookie mix, softened butter, egg, and water together. Mix until crumbly.
- Once crumbly, add about 40 drops of green food dye (or until the color green of your preference).
- Mix well until the color is fully combined and creates a soft dough. I used my hands to finish mixing the cookie dough to help it come together.
- Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to create heaping scoops of cookie dough (you can do level scoops and create more cookies, I just wanted my cookies thick).
- Gently roll dough balls in the sugar and place them on the prepared baking sheet (do not press cookies down, keep them in balls so they bake thick).
- Place cookies in preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 8-9 minutes or until just starting to brown.
- Immediately remove cookies from the oven and add 1 heart sprinkle to each cookie. You can also shape cookies with a cookie cutter or use your fingers to push the edges in a little.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- My package of sugar cookie mix says to bake at 375 degrees, but I like to bake them at 350 degrees for 9 minutes.
- To soften cold butter, heat for 20 seconds in the microwave. If not soft, heat for another 5 seconds.
- Do you and your kiddos love chocolate? Try adding a Hershey kiss right in the center of your Grinch cookies immediately after baking. This makes a fun, “Grinchy” twist on Hershey kiss cookies!
- Add a snowy effect by dusting the top of the cookies with some powdered sugar.
