So soft, so chocolatey, and so wildly delicious… these M&M Christmas Cookies packed with crunchy M&M’s are just begging to be part of your happy holidays! Just 4 ingredients is all you’ll need to make these festive treats!
M&M Christmas Cookies
This year go ahead and make the best Christmas cookies first!
Tanya writes: "I just made a batch and need to make more because they are already gone" :)
Trust me, you really can’t go wrong with fresh baked buttery soft chocolate cookies.
But then you add in the secret ingredient: pretty red and green Christmas M&M’s!
The result?
A dreamy cookie creation that is sure to make you wildly popular in the kitchen!
But watch out!
These sensational cookies have a way of magically vanishing right into thin air. Sometimes you’ll be able to blame your family, but other times may be a different story.
Let’s just say… you might actually have to hide these cookies from yourself!
Yikes!!
No kidding, these classic M&M Christmas cookies are always in high demand no matter the occasion.
They’re the perfect sweet gift to give your neighbors. Plus you can even take them to your Christmas cookie exchange, where they are sure to be the star of the show!
And with just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes of prep, you just know these cookies are going to be crazy easy.
Believe me, using a box of chocolate cake mix is the ultimate shortcut for making perfect cookies… the easy way!
So do yourself a HUGE favor, and bake up a batch of these fantastically popular cake mix Christmas cookies. You’re sure to make a whole pile of friends in the kitchen every time you do.
Just like when you make these Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies, or these Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms, and these viral Andes Peppermint Chip Cookies, too!
Just beware… they’re so tempting, Santa might even swing by early to snatch some up for his sleigh!
Not to creep you out or anything, but he sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows if you’ve been bad or good, and he always knows when you bake easy cookie recipes for kids!
Now let’s get baking, shall we?
You’ll just need some Christmas M&M’s and four more simple ingredients to get started…
Ingredients
Trust me, you’re so close to creating the BEST Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies with cake mix!
But first, grab these ingredients on your next Walmart grocery run…
- Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- Christmas M&M Minis Baking Bits – Red and Green Holiday M&M’s can be substituted
- Butter – Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil can be substituted
- Eggs
If you want a stress-free Christmas, easy Christmas dessert recipes with few ingredients like this easy Christmas cookies recipe are a great place to start!
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Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions to create your new favorite chocolate M&M Christmas cookies from cake mix…
1. Gather together your Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs. Place all into a mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
2. Then, gently stir in your Christmas M&M’s or M&M Mini’s with a wooden spoon.
3. Cover and refrigerate the dough, allow to chill, and line your baking sheets with parchment paper while you wait.
4. Once the dough has chilled, form your cookie dough into rounded balls.
5. Bake the cookies in the oven per the instructions on the below recipe card.
6. Once your cookies are done, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool on wire racks.
Now, it’s finally time to satisfy your inner cookie monster by trying the first cookie. YUM… it’s going to be so so good!!
Of course with Cake Mix Cookies Recipes, one batch is rarely enough. So repeat these steps as necessary… until every last cookie monster craving in your home has been satisfied! 🙂
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Make Ahead Tips
This M&M cookies recipe is SO easy to prep ahead of time!
Your chocolate Christmas cookie dough can be made ahead of time and stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
How to Store Christmas M&M Cookies
After baked, these Christmas cake mix cookies will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
How To Make Chocolate Christmas Cookie Mix in a Jar
These traditional Christmas cookies can also be given as a fabulous dry cookie mix gift in a jar.
Kathey writes: "I made these gifts for my granddaughter's teachers & they were a huge success."
Believe me, Gifts in a Jar with the sweet added touch of Christmas M&M’s are always a safe bet!
Here’s how you can make some up as gifts…
1. Carefully empty entire contents of cake mix package into a Quart sized Wide Mouth Mason Jar.
2. Gently pack down.
3. Pour in the Christmas M&M’s.
4. Using your jar’s lid topper, trace a circle on your Red Scrapbook Paper, then cut out.
5. Put the silver jar topper on top, place your circle cut from red scrapbook paper on top, then screw on the jar’s lid.
6. Tie a bow around the middle with your Red Ribbon. You can even add mini Christmas ornaments to the ribbon, or a pretty sticker on top.
Giving the gift of the best M&M cookie recipe packed lovingly into a mason jar… is truly a sweet gift giving idea. It’s the ideal gift for friends, family, foodies, coworkers, or neighbors!
You can also plan ahead by making this right now. This dry cookie mix can be made up to 4 weeks ahead of time, and stored in a pantry or cool, dark cupboard.
Christmas M&M Cookie Mix Baking Instructions
Attach a label (or add the instructions to the top of the jar’s lid) with the following baking instructions:
1. Whisk together 2 Eggs + 1/3 cup Melted Butter in large bowl.
2. Pour in entire contents of jar, and stir well with spoon.
3. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 hours.
4. Form cookie dough balls & bake on parchment lined cookie sheets.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done.
Reviews
Here’s What Your Frugal Friends are Saying About This easy Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies Recipe…
Fenae writes: “Easy and delicious!”
Amanda writes: “Great recipe. VERY easy to make. Anytime I make these, people go wild for them.”
Lynn writes: “We loved these!!! Moist and delicious, we will definitely make again :)”
Julie writes: “Super easy to make & people loved them.”
Laurie writes: “I just got done making these and they turned out super good!!”
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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M&M Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 9 ounces Red and Green M&M’s Minis Baking Bits , (Red and Green Christmas M&M's can be substituted)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Gently stir Red and Green M&M’s into cookie dough.
- 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!
- You can even package some up to give as sweet little gifts!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to Cake Mix Cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Make Ahead Tips: These Christmas cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your Christmas cookie dough can be made ahead of time and stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
- Storage Tips: After baked, these festive cake mix cookies will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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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.
Absolutely… there options and variations are endless!
Here are a few of my favorites…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/cake-mix-cookie-recipes
I’ve been looking for a gift for our daughter’s 4th grade teacher and this is it!! Thank you for the wonderful idea!!
You’re very welcome, Carie… I’m sure your daughter’s teacher will love them! 🙂
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!!
So glad you liked them, Jane! Your peanut butter M&M addition sounds delicious!
I make them with reese’s pieces.
I love that variation, too… SO delicious!
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!!
You’re very welcome, Pam! Cake mix cookies are SO easy, aren’t they? So glad you loved them… Merry Christmas to you, too! 😉
Can you make these with regular M&Ms or do they have to be baking bits?
Hi Ashley ~ yes… you could substitute regular M&M’s as well… hope that helps!
I used regular holiday m & m’s and it worked great!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
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!
Aww ~ what a good little helper! Let me know how the freezing goes!
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!
You’re very welcome, Chloe… ENJOY!! 🙂
I’m making these today…just wondering if these freeze well?
Hi Kari ~ I honestly haven’t tried freezing these… if you do let me know how it goes!
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:)
My batch made three dozen.
Ahh this look delicious! I love finding simple recipes for the holidays because they are busy as it is! Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
You’re very welcome, Brittany! These are definitely as easy-as-can-be! Enjoy!! 😉
How many cookies does it make?
Hi Gracie ~ approx. 18 – 24 cookies, just depending on size. 😉