Description
Delightfully festive Grinch Cookies feature green-tinted sugar cookie dough wrapped around a Hershey’s Kiss, baked into mini muffin tins and topped with heart candy sprinkles for a fun holiday treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 18 Hershey’s kisses, unwrapped
- 17.5 ounces sugar cookie mix
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ teaspoon green gel food coloring
- 18 large heart candy sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan with baker’s spray or line it with paper cups, then set aside.
- Mix Egg and Food Coloring: In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and green gel food coloring thoroughly until well combined.
- Combine Dough Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, use a handheld mixer on low speed to blend the sugar cookie mix, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, and egg mixture for 2 to 3 minutes until the dough is very thick and thoroughly combined.
- Form Cookie Dough Balls: Using a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop a ball of dough and flatten it into a 3-inch disc in your hand. Place a Hershey’s Kiss in the center and carefully pull the dough sides up to cover the candy, forming a ball. Keep the Hershey’s Kiss candy upright.
- Arrange and Bake: Place each dough ball into the prepared mini muffin tin, ensuring the Hershey’s Kiss stays upright. Bake for 12 minutes until cookies are baked through but not browned.
- Add Sprinkles and Cool: When removed from the oven, immediately place one heart candy sprinkle offset to the right from the center on each cookie cup. Let them cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Whisking the food coloring with the egg ensures even distribution of the green color in the dough.
- Keeping the Hershey’s Kiss upright while baking prevents the candy from melting unevenly and helps maintain the festive shape.
- Do not overbake to avoid browning; aim for just cooked centers.
- Use room temperature butter for easier mixing and better dough consistency.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
