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Grinch Snickerdoodle Cookies

A fun and vibrant twist on the classic chewy, cinnamon-flavored snickerdoodle cookie. Complete with a small confetti heart - just like the Grinch!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Chilling Time: 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas cookies, cookies, snickerdoodle
Servings: 8 cookies
Author: Ainseanlea @ The Stush Kitchen

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Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cups melted unsalted butter 1 ½ sticks
  • 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • green food coloring
  • yellow food coloring optional as needed for brightening the shade of green
  • red confetti hearts

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • 1 ½ TBSP granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Mix the all-purpose flour, salt, cornstarch, cream of tartar, baking soda and cinnamon in a small bowl until evenly distributed. Set aside.
  • Add the melted butter and the brown sugar to a separate bowl and mix with a spatula until completely combined and smooth.
  • Add the egg and mix again until smooth.
  • Add the all-purpose flour mixture from step 1 along with the green food coloring and mix until smooth. If your green is closer to a moss shade you can add a bit of yellow food coloring to brighten it.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
  • While the dough chills make the cinnamon sugar coating. Add the granulated sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and stir to combine.
  • Add the green (and yellow if needed) food coloring to the cinnamon sugar until the desired color is achieved and mix with a spoon or gloved hand to distribute the pigment.
    If using a spoon, press the the clumps of pigment into the sugar. If doing this step by hand use a rubbing motion at your fingertips to distribute the pigment.
    Set aside.
  • Once the dough has been chilled, portion it out into 8-10 equally sized balls (about the size of a ping-pong ball or slightly larger). Roll the dough between your palms to form them into spheres.
  • Roll the dough spheres in your dyed cinnamon sugar - coating them thoroughly and evenly
  • Press a confetti heart into each of the cookie dough balls, positioning them off-center.
  • Arrange the coated cookie dough spheres on a parchment-lined baking sheet allowing for about 2 inches of space around each to account for spreading.
  • Bake the cookies for 8 minutes at 395°F.
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