These green Grinch crinkle cookies are easy to make with a box of cake mix and guaranteed to bring the Christmas cheer!

Grinch Christmas Crinkle Cookies

These bright green crinkle cookies are inspired by one of our favorite Christmas characters of all time…the Grinch! And even a grinch would find it hard to resist the festive cheer from these delicious and beautifully colorful cookies.

But the best part about this recipe is how easy these cookies are to make! All you need are 6 simple ingredients and about 30 minutes or so. Kids can totally help whip up a batch of these cookies and put the heart sprinkles in the middle!

If you’re looking for a fun and easy Christmas cookie recipe to add to your holiday table this year, give these lovely Grinch cookies a try! You’re going to love them!

Ingredients

• 1 Box White Cake Mix 
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 Cup Oil
• Green Food Coloring 
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• Red Heart Sprinkles

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Mixing Bowls
• Cookie Sheet
• Parchment Paper

Instructions

To Prep: Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

1. Combine cake mix, oil, and egg in a large bowl until smooth.
2. Stir in green food coloring until you have a bright green color.
3. Add powdered sugar to a separate bowl.
4. Scoop up about 1 TB of batter and roll into a ball, then roll in the powdered sugar until the entire surface of the cookie is coated.
5. Place on prepared pan. Repeat until all cookie dough is used.
6. Press one red heart sprinkle into the top of each cookie.
7. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.

Prep Tips

• Yield – We used about a Tablespoon of dough per cookie and ended up with 16 cookies. You may get more or less depending on the amount of batter used.
• Storage – Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days. I recommend placing a paper towel in the bottom of the container to absorb moisture. You can also freeze the cookies in a large freezer bag for up to 2 months.
• Dough – If the dough becomes sticky, you can chill the dough for 15-20 minutes to make it easier to work with. Coating hands with oil or dipping them in a bowl of water can also help prevent the dough from sticking to hands.
• Red Hearts – We used jumbo red heart sprinkles on our cookies. However, you can also make red hearts with red candy melts or melted white chocolate dyed with red rood coloring, then piping with a decorating bag.

More Cake Mix Cookie Recipes To Try:

• Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
• 4th of July Cake Mix Cookies
• Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
• OREO Stuffed Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
• Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

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