These easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies will have you serving up perfectly soft and chewy cookies in no time! Fluffy, buttery, and loaded with crunchy M&M’s, they’ll disappear as fast as you can make them! And thanks to a cake mix shortcut, they’re a busy baker’s dream come true! Just 4 ingredients and you’re done!
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
I love chocolate magic… and that is exactly what these chocolate M&M cookies deliver!
Khemrajie writes: “So yummy and easy to make. Will definitely be making again!”
To start, these cookies will dazzle every last one of your chocolate loving taste buds using just 4 simple ingredients. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, we proceed to take your chocolate cookies… and literally jam-pack them with your favorite M&M’s.
Trust me, this is a VERY VERY VERY good idea!
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, easy Easter M&M Cookies, and Cake Mix Christmas Cookies all prove the point deliciously!
So when you’re craving some fresh baked cookies and you don’t want to hassle with 10 – 15 ingredients, you now know just what to do.
Simply grab a box of chocolate cake mix and your favorite M&M’s… and head to your kitchen to bake up a chocolate cookie recipe that is nothing short of magical!
Then… just wait for the marvelous aroma of these cookies baking to start filling your home.
Seriously, with a cookie this outrageous baking in your oven, you’ll find every single cookie monster in your home hovering over the baking sheets as soon as these little beauties make their debut!
Cramming cookies into their hungry mouths as fast as they’ll fit… at least as soon as they cool off a little! 🙂
Chocolate M&M Cookies Ingredients
It takes just a few simple ingredients to make the BEST M&M cookies recipe without chocolate chips!
- Cake Mix – I used a box of Betty Crocker cake mix.
- M&M Minis
- Butter – Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted.
- Eggs
Trust me, easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this create the most scrumptious cookies imaginable!
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It’s actually SO easy to make the BEST chocolate cake mix cookies recipe! 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.
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.
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 easy chocolate cookies with cake mix 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.
Storage Tips
After baked, you can store these scrumptious chocolate M&M cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days. That makes these ideal make-ahead Christmas Cookies!
Reviews
Here’s What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Easy Cake Mix Chocolate Cookies Recipe…
Paige writes: “Tastes like Great American Cookie Company.”
Fenae writes: “Easy and delicious!”
Khemrajie writes: “So yummy and easy to make. Will definitely be making again!”
Morgan writes: “I used a whole bag of Mini M&M’s. :)”
Erika writes: “Tastes like Great American Cookie Company”
Sarah writes: “Even good with Reese’s peanut butter chocolate chips.”
Rachel writes: “I added mini chocolate chips and drizzled chocolate on top, soooo good it tastes like a fudge round mmmmm.”
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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 oz. 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
- 9.4 ounces Mini 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 Mini 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 cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! The chocolate cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
- Storage Tips: After baked, you can store these scrumptious chocolate M&M 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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Do you have to chill the dough before baking?
Hi Sarah… yes, the dough will be much easier to work with if you chill it for 45 minutes – 1 hour prior to baking. 🙂
I made these kinda mine were made with white chic and semi sweet mini chic chip! Came out great thank you.
You’re very welcome, Monica… those sound like some delicious modifications, too! 🙂
Can these cookies be frozen after they are made to keep for when they are needed? Or how.long can they keep in fridge?
Same question.
I haven’t tried freezing them after baking them, but I do know that cake mix cookie dough freezes great! You can learn more about How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookie Dough here: https://thefrugalgirls.com/2016/04/how-to-freeze-cake-mix-cookies.html
If you try freezing them after baking, let me know how they turn out!
love the recipes and ideas
Thank you so much… I’m so glad you’re enjoying the easy recipes!