So soft, so buttery, and so terrifically loaded with Easter M&M’s, these dreamy Easter M&M Cookies are your solution to literally every… single… cookie craving! Just 4 ingredients, and you’ve got the ultimate chocolate Easter cookies!
Easter M&M Cookies
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, I think we should apply that same advice to our favorite Easter M&M’s!
That’s what brings us this chocolate cookie masterpiece!
Amber writes: "Made these last year, we loved them"
Trust me, these extra soft chocolate Easter cookies are what dreams are made of.
Bite after wonderful bite, they’re so hard to stop eating.
So sweet, so chocolatey… and so outrageously tempting! They’re SO good even the Easter Bunny will be jealous!
So just watch out and don’t look away!
Because you’ll have grabby fingers all over the cookie sheets when these Easter beauties make their debut!
I blame it all on the magical Easter M&M’s!
These colorful M&M’s give your chocolate cookie such a fabulous makeover. Besides, it’s a well know fact that everything is more fun when festive colored M&M’s are involved!
These Valentines Cookies, these Christmas Cookies from Cake Mix, and these Easter Pretzel Treats all prove the point deliciously!
These festive Easter cookies also prove that sometimes the best things in life… are crazy easy!
To bake up these cookies, you’ll need just 4 simple ingredients thanks to a cake mix shortcut!
So get ready to bake your cookies the EASY way… because this soft chocolate cookie recipe is one of the simplest Easy Easter Dessert Recipes you’ll ever make!
Ingredients
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST chocolate Easter cookies with Easter M&M’s!
- Cake Mix
- Easter M&M’s
- Butter
- Eggs
That’s it. Just 4 ingredients are all you’ll need. Easy Easter Recipes don’t get much simpler!
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It’s actually SO easy to make these chocolate Easter M&M 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!!
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
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 Store
After baked, these chocolate Easter cookies will last well at room temperature. You can store them covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
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 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
What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Easy Easter M&M Cookies 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 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
- 10 ounces Easter M&M’s, (about 1 1/4 cups)
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.
- Stir in Easter M&M’s to cookie dough with large wooden spoon or spatula.
- 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
- 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 cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! The cake mix cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
- How to Store: After baked, you can store these tasty cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- FAQ’s: 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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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!
Thank you so much…. they really are such a fun Spring treat! Have a lovely week, Christie! 🙂
How many cookies does this make?
Hi Cindy! This recipe makes approx. 2 dozen, give or take… just depending on size. Hope that helps! 😉
I only have Devil’s food in my stockpile at the moment will this recipe still work with that type of cake mix?
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!
I’m so glad you liked them, Julie! You’re right… they do have a yummy brownie-like taste! 😉
Hi Patty ~ yes… Devil’ Food cake mix will work, too! 😉