Grinch Cookies with M&M's®

The kids will love helping make these Grinch-inspired M&M® cookies. They have crispy edges and soft centers and will surely brighten up your holiday!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 166 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 20 drops green food coloring
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.75 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup red and green candy-coated chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add egg, vanilla extract, and food coloring, and mix until well combined. Gradually add flour mixture to the wet ingredient and continue beating until all the green color is uniformly distributed. Mix in about 3/4 cup of the M&M's®. Batter will be stiff.

Step 4

Scoop tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Place on the prepared cookie sheets and decorate by gently pressing remaining M&M's® onto the tops of the balls.