Sugared Grinch Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, North American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 32

Servings: cookies

Calories: 134kcal

Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen

Grinch-themed confections are very popular at Christmastime especially with kids! But, these Sugared Grinch Cookies will appeal to everyone! With a sweet, sugary coating, these thick, puffy cookies are loaded with milk chocolate too! And, despite the fact that the Grinch's heart was small, I've used the biggest red candy heart I could find!

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup sugar, plus more for rolling balls into before baking
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter, do not add the salt here)
1 cup mini milk chocolate chips
green food colouring
36 red heart candies/sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the egg yolks one at a time and beat into the mixture.
Next, beat in the vanilla and salt.
Add the flour, baking soda, and baking powder. On low speed, beat the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
Add in the food colouring and continue to mix until desired level of green is achieved.
Fold in the chocolate chips.
Use a small scoop to portion the cookie dough. Roll into balls and then into the sugar until well coated. Place balls on parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving two inches of space between each cookie.
Bake for exactly 12 minutes.
Remove the cookies from the oven and press one candy heart or sprinkle into the center of the each.
Allow to cool for a 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

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