Easy Grinch Cookies with Cake Mix and Candy Hearts
These easy Grinch Cookies are soft, chewy cake mix cookies rolled in powdered sugar and topped with adorable red candy hearts. Perfect for Christmas parties, holiday cookie exchanges, Grinch movie nights, and Dr. Seuss birthday celebrations on March 2!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix This recipe used Betty Crocker French Vanilla 375g box
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- green food coloring a few drops, or until desired color is reached, this recipe used 4 drops
- 1 cup Confectioners' sugar for rolling
- 24 Sprinkles or candies 24 large heart-shaped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- In the bowl of your mixer, mix together cake mix, food coloring, oil, and eggs.
- Chill the dough for 10-15 minutes. If still too stickly add another 10 minutes in refridgerator.
- Using a cookie scoop, portion the dough into tablespoon-sized balls. Roll each ball generously in confectioners' sugar.
- Place on baking sheet and press 1 large heart candy in center of each cookie.
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until just set. 9 minutes worked best for these.
- Let cool 2 minutes on pan before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
Use any flavor of cake mix you want to make these at any time of year. Stick with white if you are using food coloring, though. This recipe used Betty Crocker's French Vanilla 375g
Choose the right cake mix. Vanilla or white cake mix works best because it allows the green coloring to show through. Different brands may produce slightly different dough textures.
Don't overbake. The cookies should look just set when you remove them from the oven. They will continue to firm up as they cool.
Use enough food coloring. The dough may lighten slightly during baking, so aim for a shade a little brighter than your desired finished color.
Chill sticky dough. If the dough is difficult to roll, refrigerate it for another 10 minutes.
Be generous with powdered sugar. A good coating helps create those pretty crinkle tops.
Choose oven-safe candy hearts. If your hearts are delicate or prone to melting, gently press them onto the cookies immediately after baking instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.5mg
