Grinch Cake Mix Cookies

Close-up of a Grinch Cookie made from cake mix with a candy heart

My heart has definitely been feeling two sizes too small this December. These Grinch Cookies perfectly summed up my mood.

Ingredients for Grinch Cookies including cake mix, candy hearts, and other cookie ingredients on a counter

Cake mix cookies are super simple to make. All you need is a cake mix, 2 eggs and vegetable oil. To put the Grinchy spin on them, I added green food coloring, rolled them in powdered sugar and added a candy heart.

Combine the cake mix with the eggs, oil and food coloring. Use a hand mixer until the dough comes together and then refrigerate it for about an hour.

I like to use a scoop so that the cookies bake evenly. Drop it into some sifted powdered sugar and roll it around.

Grinch Cookies on baking sheet with candy heart before baking

Grinch Cookie on baking sheet with candy heart before baking, close up

Press a red sprinkle heart onto each cookie. Bake them for 8 minutes and then let them cool on the sheet for a couple. Move them to a wire rack and let cool completely. I got 22 cookies from the 15.25 ounce cake mix.

Grinch-themed cookies cooling on a wire rack, each topped with a candy heart

If you try these cookies, be sure to leave a comment or a rating to let me know how they turned out! For more holiday baking ideas, check out my Ultimate Christmas Cookie Roundup.

Grinch Cake Mix Cookies

Ingredients

15.25oz box white cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
Green food coloring
Powdered sugar for dusting
Heart Shaped Sprinkles or candies.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°.
Mix together cake mix, food coloring, oil and eggs. Place dough in the fridge to chill, about 15 minutes. Scoop by tablespoons into powdered sugar, roll to coat.
Place on parchment lined cookie sheets. Press 1 heart into the top of each cookie.
Bake for 8 minutes, you want them just set. Let cool on the pan for 2 minutes. Move to a wire rack to cool completely.