The BRIGHT Grinch Cake Mix Cookies
These BRIGHT and festive Grinch Cake Mix Cookies capture the magic of Christmas in a fun, quick dessert. Made from a simple cake mix, they’re soft, chewy, and topped with a signature red heart — the perfect holiday treat to bake with kids. Ready in under 30 minutes!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 130kcal
Equipment
- mixing bowls for wet and dry ingredients
- Electric hand mixer for blending butter and eggs
- Cookie scoop small, for uniform dough portions
- baking sheets lined with parchment paper
- wire rack for cooling cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz) box white or vanilla cake mix
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- as needed green gel food coloring
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- as needed red heart sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and cornstarch for the coating; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter, oil, and eggs until smooth and combined.
- Add cake mix to the wet ingredients and stir until fully combined. Add gel food coloring a few drops at a time until the dough reaches the desired BRIGHT Grinch green shade. The dough will be thick.
- Use a small cookie scoop to form dough balls. Roll each in the powdered sugar-cornstarch mixture until fully coated. Place on baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes, until cookies are puffed and set around the edges but still soft in the center. Do not overbake.
- Let cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes. Mix a little powdered sugar with a drop of water to create 'glue' and attach one red heart sprinkle to each cookie. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Use gel food coloring for the vivid green color and mix powdered sugar with cornstarch for that signature 'snow-dusted' look. Don’t overbake — remove cookies when centers are still soft to keep them pillowy. Attach the heart sprinkle after baking using a bit of sugar 'glue.'