Easy Grinch Cookies
Easy grinch cookies made with 3 ingredients and the perfect Grinch green to grow your heart this Christmas season. The perfect themed cookie for a Grinch family movie night.
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz vanilla cake mix see note 1 below for other cake mix sizes
- 6 Tablespoons vegetable oil or avocado oil
- 2 large eggs
- green gel food coloring neon, see note 2
- red heart sprinkles or candies see note 3
- powdered sugar and water optional, to make the heart stick, see note 4
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together eggs and oil then add the green food coloring. You want it to be a stronger green as the cake mix will dilute the color a bit. Stir in the cake mix with a spatula. Form dough balls with your hands and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Dampen hands slightly if they get sticky. Bake for 7-10 minutes. After the edges have set and the tops turn matte, they will puff up more about 1-2 minutes later. Once this has happened, remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing. As soon as removing from the oven, add the heart.
- If the heart isn't sticking combine 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar with a few drops of water until a paste has formed, then place a tiny amount on the back of the red heart candy or sprinkle and attach it to the cookie. Allow it to try and it will stick! Enjoy!
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Notes
- While testing these cookies I used many brands. My favorites were Duncan Hines and Pillsbury. One brand came in a 13.25 ounce box. For this size add ½ teaspoon corn starch to the mix, then use 5 Tablespoons oil and 2 eggs.
- I highly recommend using "neon green" food coloring. If you can't find any, add a little extra yellow to your green.
- I found many of the hearts I tried bled when I baked them into the cookie. Place the sprinkle or candy on the cookie as soon you remove it from the oven. I found that slightly dampening the sprinkle (if using sprinkles) helped it stick better.
- You can also combine 1 Tablespoon of powdered sugar and a few drops of water until a paste forms and use a dab of that on the back of the candy to get it to stick.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 195mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 30IUCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
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