Grinch Cookies

 Grinch Cookies

I love reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss this time of year. Dr. Seuss vividly brought to life the grinch with a heart "two sizes too small" which is why I used a heart shaped sprinkle. You may have seen the movie starring Jim Carrey which is fun, but the classic book is my favorite. Everyone knows a grinch, or has at least heard of someone like this. These simple but tasty crinkle cookies are perfect to make for the holidays. This cookie uses cake mix and only needs a few ingredients. The cookies are chewy and have a cake-like texture. You don't even need a mixer, so the recipe comes together quickly and there is less clean-up. I used a little green gel food color to tint the dough, and pressed a red heart sprinkle into each cookie as soon as they came out of the oven. 

Yield: 1 1/2 Dozen Cookies

Grinch Cookies

Ingredients

1 box of White Cake Mix (I used Pillsbury)

2 Large Eggs

1/3 cup Vegetable Oil

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

18 Red Heart sprinkle decorations

1-3 drops Green Gel Food Color

Grinch Cookies

Grinch Cookies

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium size bowl, sift the cake mix to remove lumps.

Cookie ingredients - easy peasy

In a large bowl, stir together with a spatula the sifted cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until combined.

Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon form dough into balls about the size of 1 1/2 tablespoons, and place on lined baking sheets 2 inches apart.

If the dough is sticky, chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Press a heart shape sprinkles as soon as they are out of the oven

Grinch Cookies are cooling

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the tops no longer look wet.

As soon as you take the cookie sheets out of the oven, gently press a heart into each cookie.

Let cookies set in baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

-Enjoy

Sophia/Two Frys