Description
These Grinch Cake Mix Cookies are a fun, festive treat made with a vanilla cake mix, vibrant green food coloring, and a powdered sugar coating. Perfect for holiday parties, these soft and chewy cookies are topped with candy hearts or sprinkles for an extra cheerful touch. Easy to prepare and quick to bake, they bring color and sweetness to your cookie platter.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 box vanilla cake mix (Betty Crocker recommended)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Green food coloring (gel kind)
Coating
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
Topping
- Candy hearts or sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside to ensure cookies don’t stick.
- Mix Dough: In a large bowl, combine the vanilla cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add green gel food coloring and mix thoroughly until the color is even.
- Chill Dough: Refrigerate the dough for 20 minutes to firm up and enhance flavor blending. This step is crucial for handling and cookie texture.
- Preheat Oven and Prepare Coating: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, mix confectioners sugar and cornstarch to create the coating mixture.
- Shape Cookies: Remove dough from refrigerator. Scoop dough into balls using a cookie scoop for uniform size, then roll each ball in the confectioners sugar-cornstarch mixture until fully coated.
- Arrange and Flatten: Place the coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly press each ball with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly, being careful not to press too hard.
- Add Decorations: Press a candy heart or sprinkles gently on top of each cookie ball to add a festive touch.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 9 minutes, avoiding overbaking to keep cookies soft and moist.
- Cool Slightly: Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3 minutes after baking to firm up before transferring to a wire rack.
- Serve: Cool completely or serve warm, enjoying the festive and soft green cookies.
Notes
- Use a cookie scoop to ensure uniform cookie size and ease of handling.
- Chilling the dough is essential for easier handling and better flavor development.
- Do not overbake; 9 minutes is ideal for soft, chewy texture.
- Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for 5-7 days.
- Freeze cooled baked cookies in a freezer bag for 2-3 months; thaw completely to room temperature before serving.
