This Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe creates the perfect soft, decadent, dreamy cookies… and they’re Easter Bunny approved!
Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. And every Easter deserves a chocolate overdose, right? That’s why this 4 ingredient Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe is a must-have year after year!
Amber writes: "Made these last year, we loved them"
As the saying goes… never put all of your eggs in one basket, unless they’re chocolate eggs, and it’s my basket! Now that’s some good advice! And in addition to chocolate eggs, Easter M&M’s are essential, too.
And that’s what brings us to this easy Chocolate Easter Cookies Recipe!
These extra soft cake mix cookies are what dreams are made of, and will disappear as fast as you can make them.
Seriously, they’re SO good even the Easter Bunny will be jealous!
So let’s get to it… it’s time to get baking with another Easy Easter Recipe!
Just 4 ingredients and you’re done!
Here’s what you’ll need…
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Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
You can even make up some extra cookie mix to give as sweet little Gifts in a Jar with these simple step-by-step instructions…
How to Make Easter Cookie Mix in a Jar:
- Carefully empty entire contents of cake mix package into your jar.
- Gently pack down.
- Sort M&M’s by color, then add to jar… one color at a time.
- Using your jar’s lid topper, trace a circle on your scrapbook paper, then cut out.
- Put the silver jar topper on top, place your circle cut from scrapbook paper on top, then screw on the jar’s lid.
- Wrap some twine around the silver lid, and affix with glue dots.
- Then wrap a pretty Easter ribbon around the center of the jar, and tie in a bow, or affix with glue dots.
- Optional: Use a mini paper clip to attach a sweet little Easter saying tag.
- Give as a gift to friends, family, foodies, coworkers, or neighbors!
Attach a Label with Baking Instructions:
Attach a label {or add the instructions to the top of the jar’s lid} with the following baking instructions:
- Whisk together 2 Eggs + 1/3 cup Melted Butter in large bowl.
- Pour in entire contents of jar, and stir well with spoon.
- Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Form cookie dough balls & bake on parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done.
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This M&M Easter Cookie Recipe…
Kathryn writes: “Delicious and easy recipe”
Capri writes: “So easy to make”
Amber writes: “Made these last year, we loved them”
Shannon writes: “So easy and oh so good, I recommend adding a few M&M’s to the top of the cookies after you have put them on the cookie sheet otherwise they don’t show up as nice.”
Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter {Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted}
- 2 large Eggs
- 10 ounces Easter M&M’s {about 1 1/4 cups}
Instructions
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter {or oil}, and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Stir in Easter M&M’s to cookie dough with large wooden spoon.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 - 13 minutes, or until done. {Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets}
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
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So have you tried this Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe yet?
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Christie says
Those cookies look sooo tasty and I would love to make them for Easter! Also love those pastel m&m’s! Have a great weekend Heidi!
Heidi says
Thank you so much…. they really are such a fun Spring treat! Have a lovely week, Christie! 🙂
Cindy says
How many cookies does this make?
Heidi says
Hi Cindy! This recipe makes approx. 2 dozen, give or take… just depending on size. Hope that helps! 😉
Patty Delgado says
I only have Devil’s food in my stockpile at the moment will this recipe still work with that type of cake mix?
Julie says
I made these today with my 2 year old. They were super easy and really good. They taste like brownie cookies. I bet any kind of cake mix would work!
Heidi says
I’m so glad you liked them, Julie! You’re right… they do have a yummy brownie-like taste! 😉
Heidi says
Hi Patty ~ yes… Devil’ Food cake mix will work, too! 😉