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Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies! {4 Ingredients}

November 7, 2013 By Heidi 28 Comments

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Grab the M&M’s, it’s time to bake up a batch of these outrageously delicious Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies!

Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

On the hunt for the perfect festive Christmas Cookies?  You’ll love this tasty, chocolatey Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies Recipe!

Not only are these soft Chocolate M&M Cookies ridiculously easy to make and absolutely delicious, they’re always a crowd-pleaser at Christmas Parties, and make a sweet gift for your neighbors!  Or… take these Christmas M&M Cookies to your holiday Cookie Exchanges for the star of the show!

If you’re on the lookout for the perfect cookies to bake up this Christmas season, it doesn’t get much easier than a 4 Ingredient cookie recipe!

So what are you waiting for?  Let’s get these cookies baking, shall we?  You’ll just need these 4 ingredients…

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What Your Frugal Friends are Saying About This Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies Recipe…

Fenae writes: “Easy and delicious!”

Julie writes: “Super easy to make & people loved them.”

Rebekah writes: “Yummy, easy to make and eat” 🙂

Alisha writes: “Turned out great!”

Denise writes: “My family and I love them.”

Tanya writes: “I just made a batch and need to make more because they are already gone” 🙂

Alycia writes: “Super easy and tasty”

Jodi writes: “These made delicious Santa cookies!!”

Keirstyn writes: “I’ve made these cookies with cut up Skor bars, chocolate chips, and M&M’s. They are so fast and easy and taste great!”

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Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Grab the M&M's, it's time to make this fun and seriously easy Christmas M&M Cake Mix Cookies recipe!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time7 mins
Total Time17 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 dozen
Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix {1 box}
  • 11 ounces Red and Green M&M’s Minis Baking Bits {or Red and Green Christmas M&M's}
  • ½ cup Melted Butter, or Canola Oil, or Vegetable Oil
  • 2 Large Eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in large mixing bowl, and beat well.
  • Stir in M&M’s
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour
  • Drop onto ungreased non-stick cookie sheet in rounded balls.
  • Bake for approx. 7 – 9 minutes, or until done. ENJOY!

That’s it!  So easy, and so YUM! Be sure to also check out this simple little trick for How to Keep Cookies Fresh!  Now, go give these cookies a try, and see what you think!

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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    September 21, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    Help! I want to make these for a Church Bazaar next month and the recipes say to stir in the M & M’s. How do you keep them separate if they are in a jar?

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      September 21, 2017 at 3:23 pm

      Hi Melissa ~ if making these as a gift in a jar, here are the instructions to do that:

      https://thefrugalgirls.com/2013/11/christmas-cookie-mix-in-a-jar-recipe.html

      After filling up the jar, attach a label with these instructions:

      Beat together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup Vegetable or Canola Oil in medium bowl.
      Pour in entire contents of jar, and stir well with spoon. {both cake mix and m&m’s will be stirred in together}
      Chill dough for 20 minutes in the refrigerator prior to baking.
      Then, drop onto ungreased non-stick cookie sheet in rounded balls.
      Bake for approx. 8 – 9 minutes {or until done} at 350 degrees.

      Does that help?

      Reply
  2. Barb says

    December 12, 2016 at 2:57 am

    Can’t wait to see all you have to offer on your site, sounds great place to find answers to questions for just about anything you have,looking forward to joining,,,thanks

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 12, 2016 at 9:10 am

      Thanks, Barb… so glad to have you here! 😉

      Reply
  3. Gigi says

    December 24, 2015 at 10:06 am

    Just made these with yellow cake mix (store out of chocolate) and dark chocolate m&ms. Delicious. Now that they make a few varietys of Christmas m&ms. I bet the mint ones with chocolate cake mix would be great.

    Reply
  4. Carie says

    December 8, 2015 at 7:27 am

    I’ve been looking for a gift for our daughter’s 4th grade teacher and this is it!! Thank you for the wonderful idea!!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:36 pm

      You’re very welcome, Carie… I’m sure your daughter’s teacher will love them! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jane Woodliff says

    December 19, 2014 at 10:40 am

    These are very easy, quick and very yummy! I used peanut butter M&Ms and under baked them slightly. They are in my freezer now and I’m sure they will be good. I love all the cake mix recipes! Happy baking!!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 21, 2014 at 9:14 am

      So glad you liked them, Jane! Your peanut butter M&M addition sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Peggy says

        January 3, 2016 at 4:29 pm

        I make them with reese’s pieces.

        Reply
  6. Pam H (Nederland, TX) says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Oh my goodness!! These cookies are sooooo yummy and so festive looking!! Unbelievable how easy they are to make, but yet taste so wonderful!! Thanks for a great recipe!! Merry Christmas!!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 21, 2014 at 9:15 am

      You’re very welcome, Pam! Cake mix cookies are SO easy, aren’t they? So glad you loved them… Merry Christmas to you, too! 😉

      Reply
  7. Pat says

    March 7, 2014 at 8:40 pm

    How do you make brownies from a cake mix? Would love to know. Thanks

    Reply
  8. Ashley says

    December 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    Can you make these with regular M&Ms or do they have to be baking bits?

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 20, 2013 at 11:53 am

      Hi Ashley ~ yes… you could substitute regular M&M’s as well… hope that helps!

      Reply
    • Jaclynn says

      December 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      I used regular holiday m & m’s and it worked great!

      Reply
  9. Sarah Swanson says

    December 19, 2013 at 8:50 am

    Making these right now with my 2 year old! They are so easy to make and she loved helping me. I’m going to try freezing them with the rest of my cookies!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 20, 2013 at 11:52 am

      Aww ~ what a good little helper! Let me know how the freezing goes!

      Reply
  10. Chloe Crabtree says

    December 15, 2013 at 6:20 am

    I can’t believe how easy these are. I have been looking for a delicious and easy chocolate cookie to add to my cookie trays and here it is! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 20, 2013 at 11:52 am

      You’re very welcome, Chloe… ENJOY!! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kari says

    December 1, 2013 at 11:09 am

    I’m making these today…just wondering if these freeze well?

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      December 2, 2013 at 12:08 am

      Hi Kari ~ I honestly haven’t tried freezing these… if you do let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  12. Jill says

    November 23, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    These look yummy and easy! I’d like to make for a cookie swap….does anyone know how many cookies this yields? I need 6 dozen all together so not sure if i should double or triple etc. thanks:)

    Reply
    • Mana says

      November 26, 2013 at 10:46 am

      My batch made three dozen.

      Reply
  13. Brittany says

    November 7, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Ahh this look delicious! I love finding simple recipes for the holidays because they are busy as it is! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂

    Reply
    • Heidi says

      November 7, 2013 at 10:57 am

      You’re very welcome, Brittany! These are definitely as easy-as-can-be! Enjoy!! 😉

      Reply
      • Gracie says

        October 19, 2014 at 1:38 pm

        How many cookies does it make?

        Reply
        • Heidi says

          October 19, 2014 at 9:13 pm

          Hi Gracie ~ approx. 18 – 24 cookies, just depending on size. 😉

          Reply

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