CRINKLY, CRANKY, GRINCH COOKIES

The Grinch is a mean one. He doesn’t like Christmas nor does he like cookies. And that is ENTIRELY OKAY. Because, that means more cookies for you and me! SCORE!

Now I ask, is all the Christmas joy including the music getting you down?

Don’t worry!

You can drown out the sound by baking a batch of these Grinch Cookies!

But before you do, you might be wondering, do you have to make the red hearts too? Nope, not at all. In fact, since I made this recipe, I found you can just buy your own red heart candies and use them in the cookies instead. That will help get these made faster – no sharing required!

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:

• 1 Box Vanilla Cake Mix
• 1 Stick Unsalted Butter, softened
• 1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
• 2 Eggs, Room Temperature
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 Cup Corn Starch

Green Gel Food Coloring

• Parchment Paper
• "!Royal Icing Ingredients:"
• 2 Egg Whites
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar

Red Gel Food Coloring

• #2 Tip
• Pastry Bag

Instructions

Cookie Directions:

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Add powdered sugar and corn starch together in a loaf pan. Mix well.
3. Mix the butter, cake mix, oil and eggs together. (the batter will be thick).
4. Stir green food coloring to get the Grinch green (I used about 5 drops).
5. Using a small ice cream scoop get a chunk of dough then roll it into the powdered sugar/corn starch mixture.
6. Pick up the dough and roll into a ball and place on cookie sheet.
7. Place the cookie balls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until they puff up.
9. Cool on the cookie sheet for several minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.grinch cookies featured
10. Royal Icing Directions:
11. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring) Note: If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 Cup powdered sugar.
12. .................................

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