Grinch Cookies

Grinch cookies are soft butter cookies that are green with heart sprinkles.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Total Time 23

Servings cookies

Calories 137kcal

Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together until well-combined
1 cup butter, 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat until well-combined.
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
Stir in just until combined.
Add food coloring, and stir in just until combined.
1 teaspoon green food coloring
Scoop dough into tablespoon-sized scoops.
Roll in granulated sugar and then in powdered sugar.
Granulated sugar, Powdered sugar
Place 2" apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. The edges should be set, and the centers should be soft.
Immediately gently press a heart sprinkle into each cookie.
Heart sprinkles
Remove to wire racks to cool.

Butter - I use salted butter. If using unsalted butter, add an additional 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Egg yolk - The egg yolk helps to add a bit of chew to the cookies.
Vanilla extract - Feel free to add more vanilla if you'd like.
All-purpose flour - It's important to properly weigh the flour. Either weigh it or sift/stir it to break it up. Then lightly spoon into a measuring cup and level.
Green food coloring - Green gel food coloring or regular green food dye will work.
Granulated sugar - The granulated sugar helps add flavor.
Heart sprinkles - I used candy red heart sprinkles with a small heart inside of a bigger heart (affiliate link). I liked the heart within a heart since the Grinch's small heart grows three sizes in the movie.
Nutrition values are estimates.