These Grinch Cookies are a fun, festive holiday treat inspired by everyone’s favorite green Christmas character. Soft and chewy with lightly crisp edges, they’re tinted a bright Grinch-green, studded with sweet white chocolate chips, and topped with cheerful red and green decorations. Perfect for holiday parties, cookie swaps, or baking with kids, these cookies bring instant Christmas spirit to any dessert table.
What makes these cookies especially delightful is how simple they are to prepare while still looking playful and eye-catching. The classic cookie base stays soft and flavorful, while the green coloring and candy accents turn them into a seasonal showstopper. Whether you decorate them with candy melts, colored sugar, or both, each cookie feels like a little holiday surprise.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 9–11 minutes
Total Time: 26 minutes
Yield: 24 cookies
Approx.: 180 kcal per cookie
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- Green food coloring
- Red and green candy melts or colored sugar, for decoration
