Adorable Grinch Cookies are my favorite cookies to bake for the holiday season. Inspired by one of the best holiday movies, these chewy sugar cookies are perfect for a cookie exchange, holiday parties, or even to enjoy during a Grinch movie night.

Just like how Grinch stole Christmas, these Grinch Christmas Cookies will steal the hearts (and tastebuds) of nearly anyone who tries them.

I personally love to bake cookies during the holidays and these are so easy to make, it’s practically my go-to cookie recipe when I want to get into the holiday spirit and make a tasty cookie.

This truly is the perfect holiday cookie recipe as it makes Grinch green crinkle cookies that are soft, chewy and totally cute.

Want more Christmas cookie recipes? Try our Grinch Meringue Cookies, Old Fashioned Gingersnap Cookies, and Eggnog Cookies. And if you want something to wash it all down with, try our Easy Grinch Punch recipe.

Ingredients Need to Make Grinch Cookies

• Vanilla Cake Mix – These are cake mix cookies and if you’ve never made them, trust the process.
• Unsalted Butter, softened
• Canola Oil
• 2 Eggs, Room Temperature
• Powdered Sugar
• Corn Starch
• Green Gel Food Coloring – The gel food coloring is important as it gives it a better overall color. Regular green food coloring doesn’t work as well.
• Red Heart Sprinkles – These may be hard to find in-store so I have linked them for you. You may even have some leftover heart sprinkles from Valentine’s Day recipes.

Equipment Needed:

• Parchment Paper
• Large bowl
• Stand mixer (or hand mixer)
• Baking Sheet
• Wire rack (for cooling the cookies)
• Small cookie scoop (optional but helps keep all the cookies the same size)
• Measuring cups

How to Make Grinch Cookies

This is such an easy cookie recipe. You will simply throw all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and make the dough.

Once the dough is made, you’ll roll cookie dough balls into the powdered sugar to give it that crinkle cookie look.

You’ll bake the cookies and once they are done, while the cookies are still warm, you will gently push in the heart sprinkle.

Serve and enjoy!

You can serve and enjoy these Grinch green cookies right away or store in an airtight container for future consumption!

You can even put these inside a cute cookie tin and give them away as gifts for the holidays!

Want More Grinch Recipes? Check out:

• Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs
• Grinch Fudge
• Grinch Cocktail (for adults)
• Grinch Pancakes

Plus, we have a ton more Grinch Ideas here.