Christmas/Grinch Cookies
Honestly these are the best sugar cookies I’ve had in a long time! It was a simple recipe to follow. I wasn’t able to find any heart sprinkles so I improvised with icing. I have to get better at my icing skills.
⭐️Overall rating: 8/10
Recipe for 20 cookies depending on how big you prefer your cookies:
First start with your wet ingredients.
2 Sticks of Melted Butter
1 Cup Sugar
3 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1 egg
3-4 Drops of Green Food Coloring or until you get to the desired color
Dry Ingredients:
2 3/4 Flour
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Basking Soda
1 Tsp Salt
Make sure you sift your dry ingredients.
Mix wet and dry ingredients. Then make cookie balls and roll them in sugar.
Cook on 350F for 10-12 mins.
Make sure you let your cookies cool down for 12 minutes.
Additional Tips: If adding icing, add after the full cool down period.
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