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Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe! (EASY)

March 26, 2014 By Heidi 8 Comments

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This 4 ingredient Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe creates the perfect soft, decadent, dreamy cookies… and they’re Easter Bunny approved!

Then… enjoy even more Easter cookie fun when you also try these Easter Pretzel Hugs and these Birds Nest Cookies!

Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

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…

Related: 101 Easy Easter Recipes for a Delicious Holiday!

Easter Chocolate Cookies Easy

Easter M&M Chocolate Cookie Ingredients

It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Easter M&M Cookies!

  • Cake Mix
  • Easter M&M’s
  • Butter
  • Eggs

That’s it, just 4 ingredients.  So simple, yet so irresistible!

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Make Ahead Tips

These Easter M&M cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time!

Your dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.

How To Make Easter M&M Chocolate Cookies

It’s actually SO easy to make these Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies!  Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Start by mixing together the Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs until well combined.

2. Then stir in the M&M’s with a large spoon.

3. Chill your dough in the refrigerator.

5. When the cookie dough has finished chilling, roll your cookie dough into balls, and place them on the parchment paper lined baking sheets.

6. Bake your cookies in the oven per the instructions on the below recipe card.

7. Once done baking, allow the cookies to cool before serving.

Finally… grab a cookie & devour it!!

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Chocolate Easter Cookies Easy

How to Make Easter Cookie Mix in a Jar

You can even make up some extra cookie mix to give as sweet little Gifts in a Jar.

Gifts with the sweet added touch of Easter M&M’s are always a safe bet! Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions…

1. Carefully empty entire contents of cake mix package into a Quart sized Wide Mouth Mason Jar.

2. Gently pack down.

3. Sort M&M’s by color, then add to jar… one color at a time.

4. Using your jar’s lid topper, trace a circle on your scrapbook paper, then cut out.

5. Put the silver jar topper on top, place your circle cut from scrapbook paper on top, then screw on the jar’s lid.

6. Wrap some twine around the silver lid, and affix with glue dots.

7. Then wrap a pretty Easter ribbon around the center of the jar, and tie in a bow, or affix with glue dots.

8. Optional: Use a mini paper clip to attach a sweet little Easter saying tag.

These make wonderful budget friendly homemade gifts to give your friends, family, foodies, coworkers, or neighbors!

Make some for now, or plan ahead and make some up for later.  This cookie mix can be made up to 4 weeks ahead of time, and stored in a pantry or cool, dark cupboard.

Easter M&M Cookie Mix in a Jar Recipe

Easter 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.

How to Store Cake Mix Cookies

After baked, these Easter M&M chocolate cake mix cookies will last well at room temperature.

You can store them covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.

M&M Easter Cookie Reviews

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.”


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Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

This Easter M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe is like having chocolate Easter eggs infused into your chocolate cookie.  Yum!!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time7 minutes mins
Chill Time2 hours hrs
Total Time2 hours hrs 22 minutes mins
Servings: 30 cookies
Author: The Frugal Girls

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!

Notes

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.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

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    • Christie says

      April 3, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      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!

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      • Heidi says

        April 6, 2020 at 7:38 pm

        Thank you so much…. they really are such a fun Spring treat! Have a lovely week, Christie! 🙂

        Reply
    • Cindy says

      April 10, 2014 at 5:30 pm

      How many cookies does this make?

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      • Heidi says

        April 14, 2014 at 1:51 pm

        Hi Cindy! This recipe makes approx. 2 dozen, give or take… just depending on size. Hope that helps! 😉

        Reply
    • Patty Delgado says

      April 3, 2014 at 11:27 am

      I only have Devil’s food in my stockpile at the moment will this recipe still work with that type of cake mix?

      Reply
      • Julie says

        April 3, 2014 at 1:03 pm

        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!

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        • Heidi says

          April 3, 2014 at 7:52 pm

          I’m so glad you liked them, Julie! You’re right… they do have a yummy brownie-like taste! 😉

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      • Heidi says

        April 3, 2014 at 7:52 pm

        Hi Patty ~ yes… Devil’ Food cake mix will work, too! 😉

        Reply

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