Modified: by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments
Love the Dr. Seuss and the Grinch!? Then you must try this How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies recipe! These Grinch Crinkle Cookies are the perfectaccompaniment to family holiday movie night.
Since Carnival Cruise Lines announced their partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, my daughter has been BEGGING me to watch 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. I'm not one to decline a Christmas movie— especially one as awesome at the Grinch— so we decided to make a movie night of it with some very special'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' Crinkle Cookies.
These crinkle cookies are soft and chewy due to their boxed cake mix base. Green food coloring gives them a festive hue—Cookies so amazing that I'd eat them from a SHOE ... I dare you to try at least one ... if not TWO!
How the Grinch Stole ChristmasCookies Recipe
Grinch Crinkle Cookies Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Green food coloring
How to make Grinch Crinkle Cookies:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
a 2. In small bowl, combine cornstarch and powdered sugar; stir together
3. In a large bowl, mix together vanilla cake mix, melted butter, oil and eggs (the consistency will be thick)
4. Add drops of green food coloring to cake batter until bright green color is achieved.
5. Usea cookie small scoop or 2 spoons to gather up individual balls of dough and roll into the sugar/starch mixture until covered (avoid touching the dough as the food color may transfer to skin).
6. Place dough balls two inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until crackled and puffed
8. Let cool on cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
5 from 1 vote
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Course:Dessert
Author: Stefanie Fauquet
Ingredients
- 1box vanilla cake mix
- 1stick butter; melted
- 2eggs
- 1cuppowdered sugar
- 1tablespooncorn starch
- 1tablespoonvegetable oil
- Green food coloring
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In small bowl, combine corn starch and powdered sugar; stir together
In a large bowl, mix together vanilla cake mix, melted butter, oil and eggs (the consistency will be thick)
Add drops of green food coloring to cake batter until bright green color is achieved
Use small scoop or 2 spoons to gather up individual balls of dough and roll into the sugar/starch mixture until covered (avoid touching the dough as the food color may transfer to skin)
Place dough balls two inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until crackled and puffed
Let cool on cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to cooling rack
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Reader Interactions
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Leilani
Oh my girls would love this! The Grinch is their fave and my sister in law just gave them Grinch shirts.
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Penelope
The Grinch is such a part of Christmas now that this would be great
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Marcie W.
Simple and adorable! These would be a blast to make.
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Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell
Oh my goodness, these are just way too fun! Love, love the idea and the tie-in.
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Tiff @ Babes and Kids
Cutest cookies and great idea. I have two little boys who would absolutely love these.
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Mickey
Cute idea! My toddler son is obsessed with the Grinch right now so he'd get a kick out of these!
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HilLesha
Those are deliciously cute! 🙂
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Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com
Those turned out so cute! I can't wait to make them.
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Kathleen
These are so cute. The movie is on Christmas Eve, so maybe we'll make some of these then.
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Angela
Oh, I love this! We just watched the Grinch last night on TV.
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Rachel @ Following In My Shoes
Those are ADORABLE! MY kids would get such a kick out of those.
P.S. love your food post display at the bottom of your post.... is that a plugin or part of your theme?
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Stefanie Fauquet
It's the Related Posts plugin!
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Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins
These are so adorable and I bet they taste really good, too!
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Robin Gagnon
these would be great for St Pattys day too
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Molly Baker
Am I missing something or does it not say in the instructions what to do with the veg. oil? I am assuming it goes in with the cake mix.
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Stefanie Fauquet
You are correct! It's for the cake mix...I will update.
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Sylvia Barrera
Absolutely LOVED baking these adorable cookies for my Grandchildren💚Reply
Char
Thank you for the fun recipe. Mine did not turn out as puffy as yours. Is there a trick.
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