Easy Grinch Cookies Recipe

Learn how to make delicious and easy Grinch Cookies Recipe that will quickly become a yearly tradition. Your family will ask for these year after year and precious memories will be made with these yummy cookies.

Grinch Cookies Recipe

We have a fabulous recipe for Grinch decorated cookies to share today. The kids absolutely love when I make these and they have a blast helping.

Truly these are the things memories are made of! We started this tradition awhile back and now they look forward to these cookies each year.

We make a night of it and while the cookies are baking, we also whip up this Easy Grinch Punch Recipe. With only 3 ingredients, it’s super easy to make as well.

The cookies smell amazing baking and we have a blast hanging out as a family! Once the cookies are ready, we have a family movie night watching The Grinch that Stole Christmas. Another fun idea is to grab the book- How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

These Grinch Crinkle Cookies will be a yearly tradition for sure!

These Grinch Sugar Cookies paired with Easy Grinch Punch make the BEST movie snacks! This is a yearly tradition that everyone enjoys and will cherish for years to come!

Everyone looks forward to these yummy Grinch recipes. It is so fun to curl up and eat these delicious Grinch Cookies while watching the movie.

You might even include your friends! This would be so fun to have a few friends over and have a festive holiday party with very little effort.

Everyone will have a blast!

Another idea is to make a gift basket for a neighbor or friend with Grinch Cookies!

Include a container of these cookies with The Grinch that Stole Christmas movie or  How the Grinch Stole Christmas book. How fun!

I think this is such a thoughtful and practical gift idea that any family would really enjoy. So many of us are trying to cut down on toys and clutter while providing more experiences for our children.

This is the perfect gift to do just that. It is also a nice gift for someone that seems to already have it all!

Let’s get started making Grinch cookies!

This recipe is very simple to make and does not take much time. It is the perfect recipe for the kids to help with and everyone will have a blast.

Ingredients for Grinch Crinkle Cookies:

• 1 box of White cake mix
• 1/3 C vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• Red Gel Food Coloring
• Leaf Green Gel food coloring
• 1 container of white sanding sugar

How to make Grinch Cookies:

• Preheat oven at 350º F.
• Using a standing mixer, combine cake mix, oil and eggs until combined.
• Divide the batter into two separate bowls. (I use a large bowl for each color)
• Mix red food coloring into one bowl
• Mix green food coloring into the second bowl
• Take about 2 tbsp of red color of dough and 1 tbsp of the green dough and form into small sized balls.

• Pour the sanding sugar into a bowl.
• Roll cookie dough into the white sanding sugar.
• Place cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• Lightly push each cookie dough ball down so that it becomes a thick but flat disk on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes. ( Or 8-10 minutes depending on your oven)
• Allow sugar cookie to completely cool completely on wax paper before enjoying!

It is optional but you can add small red hearts to the cookies if you like.  Also, chilling the dough is helpful if you find the dough is too soft.

You are going to love these cookies!

Everyone will love to eat these How the Grinch Stole Christmas cookies!

Grinch Crinkle cookies would also be fun for a cookie exchange. If you participate in a Christmas cookie exchange, these would be just darling to bring.

They are so festive with the red and green that they would be so pretty at any holiday party.

A few notes about Grinch Cookies:

Another idea is to make Grinch cookies from scratch and use a  Grinch cookie cutter. We prefer the easy method above because it is so child friendly.

However, you can always try what works best for your family. Once you try these Grinch cookies pinterest idea, I’m sure it will become a fun annual tradition with the kiddos.

Cake mix cookies are really simple to make and so tasty. You can also dust the cookies with powdered sugar instead as another option or even add chocolate chip.

Also, make sure to have a good baking sheet.  I just had to replace several of mine and thankfully found several on sale on Amazon.

It is super important to use good baking tools so your finished product will be just how you want it!

I can’t wait for you to try this fun recipe. They are so delicious and just a blast to make.

We have so much fun creating these little goodies. Yum!

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Everyone will enjoy Grinch Cookies Recipe!

We also love to make these simple and delicious Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats for holiday gatherings or parties.

This Red Velvet Cookies recipe is wonderful because we cheat and use a red velvet cake mix to achieve a moist and delicious cookie.

Try these other easy cake mix cookies recipes:

• Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
• Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
• Chocolate Butterscotch Cake Mix Cookie Bars
• How to make Cookie cake with Cake mix
• Quick and Easy 4th of July Cake mix Cookies Recipe

Try these other easy Christmas dessert recipes:

• Saltine Cracker Toffee Recipe
• White Chocolate Truffle Recipe 
• The Best Cinnamon Roll Cake Recipe
• Chocolate Covered Rice Krispie Treats recipe
• Christmas Cookies in a Jar
• Christmas Puppy Chow Recipe