Grinch Sugar Cookies

Grinch themed sugar cookies sitting on a wooden chopping board.

5 from 6 votes

Grinch Sugar Cookies

These Grinch Sugar Cookies are light and fluffy with just enough sugary sweetness to make them perfect for holiday celebrations or even as an edible gift.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Chill Time1 30

Total Time1 48

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 246kcal

Author: Kim Schob

Equipment

Ingredients

1 bag Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Mix
½ cup butter softened
1 egg
16 oz Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Sprinkles
¼ cup sugar
Green Food Coloring
Flour for dusting surfaces

Cups - Metric

Instructions

Pour the Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Mix into a mixing bowl and add softened butter and egg. Add 2 - 4 drops food coloring. Using a hand mixer, mix cookie dough until well combined.
Press cookie dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill for about 1 hour.
When dough is ready, preheat oven to 375 °F (191 °C) degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add 3 drops of green food coloring to ¼ cup sugar and stir to combine. You may want to press the sugar through a mesh strainer to get a nice consistent color.
Sprinkle a bit of the flour out on your clean work surface. Place cookie dough on top of flour. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough about ¼ inch thick.
Use a 2 inch round cookie cutter to cut cookies out. Place cookies on baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake cookies for about 7 - 8 minutes. You don’t want the edges to get brown or they won’t be as pretty. Watch the cookies carefully.
Remove cookies from oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Use a heart cookie cutter to cut a heart out of the center of HALF the cookies.
Allow cookies to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, add 2 - 4 drops of food coloring to 8 oz. of the cream cheese frosting. Stir to combine and mix well.
When cookies have cooled, spread a layer of frosting on the bottom of one cookie (without the heart cut out). Top a heart cookie on top so that the frosting peeks through the heart shape cut out. Fill the heart with red sprinkles, pressing the sprinkles gently into the frosting.
Store cookies in an air tight container.

Notes

If you want to make your green cookies darker, add a few more drops of food coloring.
Food coloring gel will give you a more vibrant color than liquid food coloring.
If you don't want to dye your own sugar for the topping, you can purchase green sanding sugar.
Instead of using a pre-made cookie mix, you can always opt for a homemade sugar cookie recipe. This allows for more control over the ingredients and flavor.
For uniform baking and easier removal, consider using silicone baking mats instead of parchment paper.
When rolling out dough, ensure it's evenly spread to avoid overcooked or undercooked cookies.
When decorating, let the frosting set a bit before adding the sprinkles. This helps them stick better and not bleed into the frosting.
If you don't have a heart-shaped cookie cutter for the center, you can use other shapes or even freehand with a knife. Get creative!
Check your oven's temperature accuracy with an oven thermometer. Baking at the right temperature is key for the perfect chewy cookie texture.

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