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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

"How The Grinch Crinkled Christmas" Cookies


I have another holiday cookie for you. These ones are crinkly, and green and nasty, wasty! These cookies are for The Grinch! You've heard of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, but these are the....

"How The Grinch Crinkled Christmas" Cookies

I have made several versions of cookies using cake batter mixes, and that's what these cookies are too. I used a Duncan Hines French vanilla cake mix, so I guess you could say the flavor of these cookies is vanilla. Cake batter cookies, if cooked properly, are so chewy and delicious. Also, they are not too sweet, so the powdered sugar gives them a nice sweet boost. 


"How The Grinch Crinkled Christmas" Cookies
       makes about 36
1 18.25oz box French vanilla cake mix
6 T butter
2 eggs
Green food coloring (I used 60 drops)
1 C powdered sugar
1 t corn starch

Preheat the oven to 375°. Melt the butter and set aside to cool. In a shallow dish, mix together the powdered sugar and cornstarch with a fork.  In a large bowl, mix together the cooled butter, cake mix and eggs. This will be a little hard to stir together. Add the green food coloring and make sure it is all mixed in.

Take two spoons and drop a blob of dough in the powdered sugar like this.

Move it around with spoon until it is mostly covered in powdered sugar. Then, once it is already covered, roll it into a ball and place it on a cookie sheet.

Make sure you don't over crowd the baking sheet because these cookies spread out. 

Each oven is different, but I bake these for 9 minutes. (They won't look done but they are.) They will look slightly puffed up, like this.

Take them out of the oven and cool for one minute. Then move onto a cooling rack. They will drop a little, but will still be nice and chewy.

Everyone know why The Grinch was so grinchy. Because his heart was two sizes too small! But now instead of termites in his smile, he will have cookies!

These cookies would be fun to take to a cookie swap or holiday party. And let the kids help roll out the cookies! I hope everyone has been enjoying my Christmas goodies, because I sure have enjoyed making them! xoxo


45 comments:

  1. Kiri W.December 13, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Holy moley, that's green! Looks super-fun!

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  2. Liz @ Southern CharmDecember 13, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    How fun and festive!!! SO creative. I will have to bring these babies to a party or something!

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  3. Patricia @ ButterYumDecember 13, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Tell me, what kid wouldn't dive into a plate full of these? Adorable.

    :)
    ButterYum

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  4. UnknownDecember 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Such a cute idea! I wish I had some kiddos to make them with! Some day : )

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  5. Maggie @ Kitchie CooDecember 13, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    These are awesome! I love the idea of Grinch cookies! He is a favorite in our household, my husband would really appreciate them. These would be great for St. Patty's Day too.

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  6. ashleighskitchenDecember 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    These are too cute! Love the green, and I love the Grinch movies!!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    What a brilliant idea! So cute and festive, plus I bet the cake mix makes them delicious. My sister would love these; she's obsessed with the Grinch!

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  8. Kim @ The Celebration ShoppeDecember 13, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Fabulous idea! LOVE!

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  9. Professor VegetableDecember 13, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Those are the most amazingly green and cute cookies I have ever seen!!!

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  10. TinaRBKDecember 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Great cookies for the kids to go along with the Grinch story! Brilliant idea and delicious cookies as well.

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  11. carolinaheartstringsDecember 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Those are just perfect. Very grinchy! Your pictures are perfect! Come visit us. We have a wonderful Kahula cocoa and today a giveaway just in time for Christmas. A wonderful autographed book. Great present. Be sure to register to win.

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  12. Kim BeeDecember 13, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    These are some cool grinchy cookies. I'd eat one or ten for sure. Great job with these, I am not hungry.

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  13. Melissa @ Treats With a TwistDecember 13, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    These are too cute!

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  14. Camilla ~ Caffay WayDecember 13, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Never made cookies from cake batter, sounds like a must try!

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  15. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.December 13, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    Love these! So fun!

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  16. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Not only do these look delicious (BRILLIANT rolling them in powdered sugar), but the post is so cute and fun!

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  17. PamDecember 14, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Cake mix cookies are totally awesome. I love the versatility of them. I bet these would be really good make with a pistachio cake mix, too.

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  18. TaylorDecember 14, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    These are so cute!! Love them!

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  19. grubarazziDecember 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Aww, I just love this! Mean ole cookies. I'm going to have to eat them all just to show them who is boss!

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  20. TammyDecember 19, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    I am so making those next year for my "Grinch Day" my first grade kiddos will LOVE them!
    Tammy

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  21. ArtbyasmDecember 31, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    What a great idea! They are so cool!!!! I am a new follower, saw your post on Duncan Hines on Facebook, so I am following! Please stop by my blog and follow if you'd like! Have a Happy New Year!

    Warmest Regards,
    Annamaria
    www.ArtByASM.BlogSpot.com

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  22. AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    This recipe gave me terrible fits. I could not get the right shade of green, and the cookies constantly kept turning out to be either a little brown or underdone. They're so pretty here. :(

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlMarch 6, 2012 at 7:47 AM

      I'm so sorry to hear that! I'm not sure what the problem is, but if I try them again soon, I'll make a note of that! Thank you for your feedback!

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    2. Jenni FunkMarch 16, 2012 at 7:59 PM

      I had so much trouble with them getting brown on top and not being done inside even at 7 or 8 minutes. The ones that came out, just didn't taste very good. I don't think I'll be making any cake batter cookies any time soon...I was disappointed because they are so cute for St. Patty's Day.

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    3. Cookin' CowgirlMarch 17, 2012 at 8:20 AM

      Hmmm, that's so strange. I'm wondering if the temp were down around 350 if they would do a little better.

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  23. UnknownMarch 29, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    I made these for St. Patrick's day, following the recipe as written, and they were wonderful! I used Wilton colors and scooped them onto parchment paper with a Pampered Chef 1 TBSP scooper, and they tasted and looked great, and they were all quite uniform (thank you scooper)! I liked them so much that I decided to make your Funfetti Cake Batter cookies the following week, and they were fantastic. Egg-shaped rice krispie treats are next, and I found a box of strawberry-flavored rice krispies to use. Yum!

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  24. Cookin' CowgirlMarch 30, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    You are so sweet!! Thank you so much for all the feedback! I love hearing those things. I've never used a scooper to make cookies but have always wanted to try that. Glad you liked the cake batter cookies too, aren't they pretty!?
    Hope you like the rice krispies eggs!!

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  25. UnknownNovember 19, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Thanks for this recipe! The Grinch is my favorite holiday movie and I am very excited to try this new addition in my cookies, cookies, cookies bake days :)

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  26. alisherrillNovember 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    One daughter did these while the other did red ones! We learned after batch number one to really coat them in powdered sugar otherwise it 'melts' into the cookie. Yummy nonetheless!

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlDecember 12, 2012 at 7:44 AM

      Yep, it's hard to keep those suckers coated! Glad you like them:)

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  27. UnknownDecember 11, 2012 at 7:12 PM

    too cute! Can I make the dough ahead of time and put in fridge overnight? Will it change the density of the cookie?

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlDecember 12, 2012 at 7:44 AM

      Laura, I have never tried these ahead of time. I had one follower comment on my red velvet crinkle cookies and say "If you refrigerate the dough it will make these easier to roll."
      I wish I were more help :( If you try then ahead of time, please let me know!

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    2. UnknownDecember 13, 2012 at 1:30 PM

      Is there any change in the recipe due to altitude? I live in CO!

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  28. -Rashel & SeanDecember 19, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Just made these for gifts and they are yummmmmy! And so great looking! Thanks for the recipe!

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlDecember 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM

      So glad you liked them. :) And thank you for letting me know!

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  29. AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    And I quote from my husband "you are only allowed to make grinch cookies for the rest of our lives, yummy! We loved them! Perfect recipe, even I Colorado, I did not have to alter the batch! Thank you for a new and wonderful cookie that I can do just about anything with!!

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlDecember 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM

      hehe your hubby sounds funny! :) Thank you for letting me know, and so glad y'all liked them so much. Happy to add to your cookie recipe pile! :)

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  30. EricaMarch 3, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    Do you think these will last about 2 weeks for shipping? I am considering making them and sending to the troops overseas for St. Patrick's Day.

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlMarch 3, 2013 at 2:03 PM

      Erica, gosh, that's a tough one. I want to say yes, but I'm just not sure because of the egg in the recipe. I don't know that I would chance it, unless you used some type of dry die or something. The postal service can help you with that. Good luck, and HOW SWEET!!! You are so thoughtful. Bless you!

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    2. JeanneDecember 13, 2013 at 3:03 PM

      Last year I made your mint truffles using keeblers cookies and the red velvet wrinkle cookies. They were all a big hit. This year I'm going to add the green cookies. You might turn this old lady into a holiday cookie baker after all these years.

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  31. MadebyaPrincessMarch 11, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    Thanks so much for this recipe. I made them for my St. Patrick's Day playgroup breakfast this morning (added mint extract) and everyone loved them! Will be sharing (and linking of course!) on my blog this week. Thank you!

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  32. Neely DeanDecember 19, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    My daughters have absolutely enjoyed these! In fact, I am about to start making three batches for school parties tomorrow. I may even try blue food color for New Year's. These are fantastic, easy and not many ingredients. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Cookin' CowgirlDecember 24, 2013 at 5:26 AM

      Neely, thanks so much for letting me know! I think the blue would be so fun!!

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  33. joapanDecember 23, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    Just made these and they are super easy and came out great! thanks!!

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  34. AllisonDecember 23, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    Just made my version of these. But, I changed the recipe so there is no need for a cake mix! Here's my take on them! http://bigcitybackwoods.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-grinch-crinkled-christmas-cookies.html

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