These 4 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies deliver the dreamy satisfaction you’ve been craving! Loaded with creamy peanut butter M&M’s with a perfectly crunchy shell, these soft and chewy chocolate cookies are the ultimate sensory experience!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Trust me, these tantalizing cookies deliver chocolatey peanut butter goodness… on flavor overload!
Plus, they do it the easiest way possible. Using both Peanut Butter M&M’s and a Chocolate Cake Mix to give you not one, but two amazing cookie baking shortcuts.
The result is a spectacular combination of chocolate and peanut butter. A combination that will dazzle and delight every last one of your cookie loving taste buds!
Carla writes: "Easy and good."
Just keep an eye out for all those cookies monsters, because everyone will be magnetically attracted to these wonderful cookies!
Seriously, who can resist such incredibly soft and buttery cookies… that also happen to be terrifically loaded with peanut butter M&M’s!
Without a doubt, these cookies will earn you household celebrity status the moment they pop out of the oven!
Just like when you make these Heath Cookies Made From Cake Mix, these Chocolate Fudge Cookies, and these Chocolate Pecan Cookies, too!
You can always count on my easy cake mix cookies recipes to deliver big crowd pleasing flavors.
So grab your cookie sheets and get ready to indulge… because fresh baked cookies have never been easier!
Ingredients
You’re about to make the BEST peanut butter and chocolate cookies using just 4 ingredients!
Here’s what you’ll need…
- Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- Peanut Butter M&M’s
- Butter
- Eggs
Trust me, easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this create the most scrumptious cookies imaginable!
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Making this easy chocolate peanut butter cookies recipe is going to be to be so simple. Just follow these steps…
1. Start by mixing together the Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs until well combined.
2. Then stir in the M&M’s.
3. Chill your dough in the refrigerator.
4. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
5. When the 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.
With so few ingredients, these cookies are quite simply some of the EASIEST Valentine’s Day Recipes and Christmas dessert recipes you can make!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Make Ahead Tips
These chocolate cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your 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 Peanut Butter M&M cake mix cookies will last well at room temperature. You can store them covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
How To Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Mix in a Jar
Give the gift of tasty treats when you also make up a batch of this outrageously delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Mix as lovely Gifts in a Jar!
You’ll love how this cookie in a jar gift comes together in just a few minutes, making it perfect for last minute gift planning!
1. Carefully empty entire contents of cake mix package into a quart size wide mouth mason jar.
2. Gently pack down.
3. Sort M&M’s by color, then layer in 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 burlap ribbon around the center of the jar, and affix with glue dots.
7. Add some paper or silk leaves, affixed with glue dots or hot glue, and you’re done!
Everyone loves cookies, so this is the perfect gift to give to friends, family, foodies, coworkers, or neighbors!
Plus you can plan ahead. This cookie mix can be made up to 4 weeks ahead of time, and stored in a pantry or cool, dark cupboard.
Chocolate Peanut Butter 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.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Reviews
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Carla writes: “Easy and good.”
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Chocolate Peanut Butter 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 Peanut Butter M&M’s , (Not Peanut M&M's)
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 Peanut Butter M&M's 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
- 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! Your cake mix 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 cookies will last well at room temperature. You can store them covered 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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my grandson will turn one in a few weeks. He has had two major surgery’s We are having a superhero 1st birthday party for him. These cookies will be great for the other guest to enjoy. . Any cute ideas for a one year old ? Thanks
What a sweet idea, Terie! There are lots of fun ideas for one year olds here: https://thefrugalgirls.com/2013/05/first-birthday-party-food-ideas.html
Hope that helps! 😉
Thanks this will help a lot
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made it using yellow cake mix and pastel colored M&Ms. They came oyr delicious and pretty.
You’re very welcome! Your cookies sound like they turned out so pretty! 😉
These look and sound delicious I’ve gotta try baking them today! Thank you for this easy fast recipe!
You’re very welcome, Elise… I hope you love them! 😉
Thank you Heidi! Just got back from the grocery store so I’ll let you know later!