Grinch Cookies Recipe
This Cream Cheese Grinch Cookies Recipe is full of delicious flavor and holiday color. Cream cheese and powdered sugar create a delicious counterpoint in cookies colored green for the holidays and dressed up with a dab of red icing.
Have you ever made cream cheese cookies? If you haven’t, you’re missing out. They’re so good, and they’re ridiculously easy to make. We make a lot of cookies this time of year. We’ll do everything from super-involved brookies and other cookie treats with tons of ingredients to really simple ones with very few ingredients.
These cream cheese cookies are the latter. They come together quickly, so you only need to spend a few minutes in the kitchen to whip up a batch of absolutely delicious cookies that are perfect for the holiday season.
Cream Cheese Grinch Cookies Recipe
These cookies are delicious and so festive. They’re the perfect recipe for the holidays because people love the taste, and bakers like you love the ease of making them.
Rich cream cheese and sweet powdered sugar come together in this recipe to make cookies that are moist and soft. Every sweet bite has a hint of tangy cream cheese, and everyone always loves the festive Grinch-themed colors. These are the perfect sweet treat for holiday get-togethers, cookies for Santa Clause, or even an extra special family treat to have on hand for decorating.
Ingredients
It takes very few ingredients to make these delicious cookies. You only need a handful of basic baking ingredients that you’ll more than likely already have in your kitchen. And if you do need to shop, you won’t have to spend a lot of time searching for ingredients that are hard to find. It’s all basic stuff here.
- Butter, softened
- Cream cheese, softened
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Powderded sugar
- Flour
- Green food coloring
- Red icing
- Red heart sprinkles
**See the recipe card at the end of the post for quantities and cooking times.
Instructions
Making this tasty cream cheese Grinch cookies recipe is just as simple as shopping for or gathering up the ingredients used in it. It only takes a few simple steps to go from ingredients to delicious cookies that everyone loves.
Step 1: Prep
Preheat your oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set the cream cheese out to soften.
Step 2: Combine the Wet Ingredients
Beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Then, add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine.
Step 3: Add the Dry Ingredients
Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Then, add the flour and beat until combined.
Step 4: Add Food Coloring
Add food coloring to the batter and beat until well mixed. Add more coloring if needed until the desired shade of green is reached.
Step 5: Bake
Scoop out the dough by heaping tablespoons and roll them between your hands to create balls. Places them in the baking sheet and press down each cookie slightly. Bake until the bottoms are lightly browned.
Step 6: Cool
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the cookies sit for five minutes. Then, transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 7: Decorate
Lightly dust the completely cooled cookies with powdered sugar. Place a small drop of red icing on the bottom of each cookie and press a heart sprinkle onto the icing, holding it in place to ensure that it sets.
Storage
These cookies will keep well in an air-tight container for a couple of days at room temperature. They’ll last for about a week in the refrigerator and about a month in the freezer.
Tips
Although this is a straightforward recipe, we do have some tips to ensure you’re able to make the absolute best cookies possible. Even easy recipes have little secrets to them, you know.
Fully Softened Butter and Cream Cheese – Fully soften your butter and cream cheese to ensure that they can whip up nice and smooth.
Measure the Flour Correctly – This is the most common mistake in baking. Fluff your flour with a spoon and add flour by the spoonful to the measuring cup until it’s overflowing. Then, use the flat side of a knife to level it off.
Dampen Your Hands – Dampen your hands before rolling your dough into balls to keep your hands from becoming a mess.
Scrape Your Bowl – Always scrape your bowl while you mix to ensure that you get all the ingredients fully incorporated.
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FAQ
If you have questions about this cream cheese Grinch cookies recipes, you’re in luck because we have answers. This FAQ covers all the most commonly asked questions about cream cheese cookies.
How long will cream cheese cookies last?
These cookies will last for a couple of days at room temperature in an air-tight container. They’ll keep for up to a week in the refrigerator and about a month in the freezer.
Why are these cookies able to be stored at room temperature?
Although these cookies are made with cream cheese, the flour and sugar in the recipe absorb excess moisture, allowing them to remain good for a couple of days, unlike cheesecake.
How do I freeze cream cheese cookies?
Place these cookies on a cookie sheet and freeze them. Then, wrap them in cling wrap and transfer them to an air-tight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag.
Why are my cookies so dry?
You probably used too much flour. It’s easy to do, as most people simply dip their measuring cup into the flour and scoop it out.
How do I avoid using too much flour?
To measure your flour correctly, fluff it with a spoon as you add it to the measuring cup by spoonfuls. Add flour until it’s overflowing out of the measuring cup, then use the flat of a knife to even off the top.
Cream Cheese Grinch Cookies Recipe
This cream cheese Grinch cookies recipe is easy to make, super adorable, and full of delicious flavor. It’s a great cookie recipe for the holidays because it can be made so quickly and is always welcome at any event or even as a special family treat while decorating the house!
Remember, you can print this recipe if you’d like! After all it’s the most wonderful time of year and cookies are the way to share some Holiday Cheer! Share some cookies and share the recipe with your friends so they can make their own the following year!
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Cream Cheese Grinch Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, plus more for topping
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- Green food coloring
- Red icing (I used red Pillsbury Funfetti icing)
- Red heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and well combined.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add the flour and beat until combined.
- Place around 1 teaspoon of gel food coloring in the batter and beat until well mixed. Add more food coloring, if needed, until the desired shade of green is reached.
- Use a tablespoon to scoop out heaping scoops of dough. Roll the dough between your hands and place it on the lined baking sheet. Slightly press down each cookie.
- Bake the cookies for 15 to 17 minutes, until the bottom is lightly browned.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for five minutes or until firm, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- When the cookies are cool, lightly dust each cookie with powdered sugar. Place a small drop of red icing on the bottom of each cookie, then press a heart sprinkle into the icing to hold it in place.
