Christmastime means Grinch time! Who doesn’t love Grinch Cake Mix Cookies and now you can give them as a gift to family and friends in this fun Grinch Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipe with Printable Tags and all! These Grinch cookies are chewy, cake like cookies that really get you in the holiday spirit.
Grinch is an all time favorite around our house (year round actually!) and you can now make some fun Grinch cookies with cake mix now.
This adorable recipe comes with a printable tag so you can share this adorable Grinchmas gift with a friend or family member who loves The Grinch also!
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Why You’ll Love This Homemade Gift in a Jar
- Grinch themed cookie mix
- Uses cake mix you may already have in your cupboards
- Easy thoughtful, homemade gift for anybody on your list (espeically those who are hard to buy for)
- Comes with Printable tags to really bring the whole gift together
- Delicious Cake Mix Cookie Recipe in a jar
Ingredients for Grinch Cake Mix Cookie Mix
- White Cake Mix
- Red Sprinkles, stored in ziplock bag – could also use red heart sprinkles or red cookie icing
- Powdered Sugar, stored in ziplock bag
- Green Food Gel
Additional Ingredients Needed When Baking Cookies
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
Tools Needed For Grinch Cookie Mix in a Jar
Red Twine
- MATERIAL: This red and white bakers twine is made with 100% food grade cotton, safety and eco-friendly
Ziplock Bag For Holding Ingredients
- Perfect for storing dry and fresh food items – lock in the fresh flavor, unloc the enjoyment
Jar Tags (see below to download and print them)
Mason Jar For Storing
- Regular mouth glass preserving mason jar. Regular mouth lids. Regular mouth bands.
Hole Punch for Tags
Red Paper Heart (to Decorate Jar with)
Modge Podge (to Stick Heart to Jar)
- CONVENIENT & VERSATILE SIZE – Add this multi-purpose, all-in-one glue, sealer, and finish in a 16 oz bottle to your art supplies
Tools Needed For Baking Cookies
Measuring Cups and Spoons
- HIGH QUALITY DURABLE AND STURDY – These Laxinis World Measuring Cups and Spoons are made of highly satin brushed with best quality stainless steel which will never rust! They are durable and attractive looking, easy to clean, and can be placed in the dishwasher safely after using.
Baking Sheet
- Naturals commercial bakeware is made of pure aluminum which will never rust for a lifetime of durability. For sweet or savory baking; from cookies to sheet pan dinners, this is the pan you’ll reach for.
Parchment Paper
- REYNOLDS PARCHMENT PAPER: Contains one roll of Reynolds kitchens parchment paper, measuring 60 square feet
Mixing Bowl
- 3-PIECE: Set includes 1-qt, 1.5-qt, and 2.5-qt round glass bowls. This is the perfect set for all manners of prepping, baking and home entertainment.
Spoon for Mixing
- Made of solid beech wood
How to Make Grinch Cookie Mix in a Jar
- Dump cake mix in container and add 3 drops of green food coloring gel. Whisk together and add cake mix to Mason Jar.
- Put red sprinkles in a small ziplock bag and place inside jar. Put powdered sugar in another bag and place inside jar as well.
- Place lid on jar. Modge Podge red paper heart to front of jar.
- Print Grinch Tags and get Made with Love Sticker. Place sticker on jar lid. Place jar band on.
- Hole punch a hole in Grinch Tag and insert red twine. Tie twine with tag to jar.
How to Make Grinch Cookie Mix Cookies from Jar Gift
- Add cake mix, oil and eggs to mixing bowl and mix until it forms a dough.
- Cover bowl with plastic or towel and place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Preheat oven to 375F. Take dough out of fridge and roll into Tablespoon sized dough balls. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll balls of dough in powdered sugar and place on lined sheet.
- Bake for 6 minutes.
- Add sprinkles to top of cookies and bake another minute.
- Remove and let cool before enjoying.
What Are Cake Mix Cookies?
Cake mix cookies are cookies made with boxed cake mix as the base of the recipe. You can vary and add various things to it to change it up and make many kinds and flavors of cookies. But, the base of the recipe always involves some kind of cake mix (can be boxed or homemade cake mix in a jar).
Variations, Tips & Tricks
- When baking the cookies you can use heart sprinkles or use red gel to decorate with little hearts as well.
- Using a cookie scoop to get the dough out is easier and makes a uniform cookie appearance.
- Don’t overbake your cookies. These cake mix cookies have a thicker dough but they cook quickly.
- This easy cookie mix recipe uses white cake mix as the base because it’s the easiest to dye green. However, you can swap this out and get yummy cookies with vanilla or yellow cake mix too- it just might turn a different shade of green than you expected.
- If you’re having trouble getting the powdered sugar to stick to the cookies, mix a little bit of cornstarch slurry in with it and it will help it stick but you won’t taste it.
Do You Store This Cookie Mix?
Store it in your Grinch Decorated Mason Jar. We think it’s best stored in a dark, cool place, like in a kitchen cupboard.
How Long Does The Cookie Mix Last?
As long as you’re using fresh ingredients when making the mix, this mix is good for about 6-8 months or as long as the expiration date on the cake mix box if using a boxed mix. This may last longer depending on the ingredients used shelf life.
How Long Are Baked Grinch Cookies Good For?
Once you bake them, we suggest to enjoy them within 2-3 days or they’ll start to harden. If leaving on the counter, store in an air tight container (like another mason jar!)
Honestly, each year when we make these Grinch cookies, they never last more than 2 days in our house, lucky if more than a few hours 😉
How To Give This As A Gift
Make sure to download these adorable Grinch Tags here and Print them out. Cut manually or use as a design to have your Cricut Print and Cut it. Use hole punch to make a hole for twine.
Grab your red twine, attach your tag to the twine and wrap it around the top of the jar. Add your Made with Love Stickers to the lid.
Make sure to include instructions on how to bake cookies using this mix and what other ingredients you may need with this cake cookie mix in the jar.
Other Recipes
Looking for some more fun recipes in a jar that you can share and give as gifts? Well, we have you covered. Check out some of these below:
DIY Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in a Jar
Holiday Sangria (for those of age to legally drink)
DIY Bailey’s Irish Cream (again, for those who can legally drink responsibly)
Mini Chocolate Peppermint Whoopie Pies | Also called Gobs and look similar to Oatmeal Cream Pies
Grinch Cake Mix Cookies In A Jar
Ingredients
Ingredients for Cookie Mix:
- 1 box white cake mix
- red sprinkles stored in ziplock bag
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar stored in ziplock bag
- 3 drops green food gel
Additional Ingredients to add when baking cookies from mix:
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
How to Make Grinch Cookie Mix in a Jar
- Dump cake mix in container and add 3 drops of green food coloring gel. Whisk together and add cake mix to Mason Jar.
- Put red sprinkles in a small ziplock bag and place inside jar. Put powdered sugar in another bag and place inside jar as well. Place lid on jar.
- Modge Podge red paper heart to front of jar. Print Grinch Tags and get Made with Love Sticker.
- Place sticker on jar lid. Place jar band on.
- Hole punch a hole in Grinch Tag and insert red twine. Tie twine with tag to jar.
How to Make Grinch Cookie Mix Cookies from Jar Gift
- Add cake mix, oil and eggs to mixing bowl and mix until it forms a dough.
- Cover bowl with plastic or towel and place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Preheat oven to 375F. Take dough out of fridge and roll into Tablespoon sized dough balls.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll balls of dough in powdered sugar and place on lined sheet.
- Bake for 6 minutes. Add sprinkles to top of cookies and bake another minute. Remove and let cool before enjoying.
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