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Home >> Food >> Desserts >> How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe | Grinch Crinkle Cookies

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe | Grinch Crinkle Cookies

Published: Dec 16, 2013 · Modified: Sep 10, 2020 by Stefanie Fauquet · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

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Love the Dr. Seuss and the Grinch!? Then you must try this How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies recipe! These Grinch Crinkle Cookies are the perfect accompaniment to family holiday movie night.

Since Carnival Cruise Lines announced their partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, my daughter has been BEGGING me to watch 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'. I'm not one to decline a Christmas movie— especially one as awesome at the Grinch— so we decided to make a movie night of it with some very special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' Crinkle Cookies.

These crinkle cookies are soft and chewy due to their boxed cake mix base. Green food coloring gives them a festive hue—  Cookies so amazing that I'd eat them from a SHOE ... I dare you to try at least one ... if not TWO! 

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe | Grinch Crinkle Cookies

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe

Grinch Crinkle Cookies Ingredients:

  • 1 box vanilla cake mix
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Green food coloring

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe

How to make Grinch Crinkle Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

a 2. In small bowl, combine cornstarch and powdered sugar; stir together

3. In a large bowl, mix together vanilla cake mix, melted butter, oil and eggs (the consistency will be thick)

 

Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe

4. Add drops of green food coloring to cake batter until bright green color is achieved.

Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe

Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe

5. Use a cookie small scoop or 2 spoons to gather up individual balls of dough and roll into the sugar/starch mixture until covered (avoid touching the dough as the food color may transfer to skin).

Grinch Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe

6. Place dough balls two inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper

7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until crackled and puffed

8. Let cool on cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cookies Recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Course: Dessert
Author: Stefanie Fauquet
Ingredients
  • 1 box vanilla cake mix
  • 1 stick butter; melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Green food coloring
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. In small bowl, combine corn starch and powdered sugar; stir together
  3. In a large bowl, mix together vanilla cake mix, melted butter, oil and eggs (the consistency will be thick)
  4. Add drops of green food coloring to cake batter until bright green color is achieved
  5. Use small scoop or 2 spoons to gather up individual balls of dough and roll into the sugar/starch mixture until covered (avoid touching the dough as the food color may transfer to skin)
  6. Place dough balls two inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until crackled and puffed
  8. Let cool on cookie sheet for several minutes before transferring to cooling rack

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Grinch crinkle cookies for Christmas

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  1. Leilani

    December 16, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Oh my girls would love this! The Grinch is their fave and my sister in law just gave them Grinch shirts.

    Reply
  2. Penelope

    December 16, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    The Grinch is such a part of Christmas now that this would be great

    Reply
  3. Marcie W.

    December 16, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    Simple and adorable! These would be a blast to make.

    Reply
  4. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

    December 17, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    Oh my goodness, these are just way too fun! Love, love the idea and the tie-in.

    Reply
  5. Tiff @ Babes and Kids

    December 18, 2013 at 12:04 am

    Cutest cookies and great idea. I have two little boys who would absolutely love these.

    Reply
  6. Mickey

    December 18, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Cute idea! My toddler son is obsessed with the Grinch right now so he'd get a kick out of these!

    Reply
  7. HilLesha

    December 18, 2013 at 11:58 pm

    Those are deliciously cute! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com

    December 19, 2013 at 9:16 am

    Those turned out so cute! I can't wait to make them.

    Reply
  9. Kathleen

    December 22, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    These are so cute. The movie is on Christmas Eve, so maybe we'll make some of these then.

    Reply
  10. Angela

    December 23, 2013 at 9:06 am

    Oh, I love this! We just watched the Grinch last night on TV.

    Reply
  11. Rachel @ Following In My Shoes

    December 28, 2013 at 11:10 pm

    Those are ADORABLE! MY kids would get such a kick out of those.

    P.S. love your food post display at the bottom of your post.... is that a plugin or part of your theme?

    Reply
    • Stefanie Fauquet

      December 28, 2013 at 11:15 pm

      It's the Related Posts plugin!

      Reply
  12. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins

    December 30, 2013 at 2:15 am

    These are so adorable and I bet they taste really good, too!

    Reply
  13. Robin Gagnon

    January 12, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    these would be great for St Pattys day too

    Reply
  14. Molly Baker

    December 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Am I missing something or does it not say in the instructions what to do with the veg. oil? I am assuming it goes in with the cake mix.

    Reply
    • Stefanie Fauquet

      December 24, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      You are correct! It's for the cake mix...I will update.

      Reply
  15. Sylvia Barrera

    December 22, 2019 at 10:31 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely LOVED baking these adorable cookies for my Grandchildren💚

    Reply
  16. Char

    December 17, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Thank you for the fun recipe. Mine did not turn out as puffy as yours. Is there a trick.

    Reply

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