Grinch Cookies
The perfect cookie for your Christmas movie night. These Grinch Cookies are fun, festive and will warm up the heart of any Grinch who eats one! They are loaded with red M&M's for the perfect candy in every bite.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon green food coloring
- 1 cup red M&Ms
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate larger mixing bowl or in your stand mixer cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy.
- Add in sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. Next add in your egg along with your almond and vanilla extract. Last mix in your green dye. Add more as needed to get the color you want.
- Slowly add your dry ingredients into your mixer with your wet ingredients until well combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie) and place on your prepared baking sheet. Place red M&Ms on top of your cookies.
- Bake for 14-15 minutes then allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg