Do you hear that ruckus? A Funfetti Cookies party is about to break out right in your mouth! And nothing beats a delicious cookie party, so don't miss the fun.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time7 minutesmins
2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs22 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 34cookies
Ingredients
15.25ouncesPillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix (if using a 13.25 oz box, reduce butter to 1/3 cup)
1/2cupMelted Butter(Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
1largeEggs
9.4ouncesMini 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!
You can even transform the dry cookie mix into a festive gift in a jar! (see post for instructions)
Notes
Butter: When baking up a batch of Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies, either salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix does come with some salt in it. Yet, I’ve found that by using salted butter, you'll achieve a superior flavor.
Make Ahead Baking Tips: These fabulous Funfetti cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your cake mix cookie dough can be made whenever you have time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies. Related: How to Freeze Cookies
How to Store Cake Mix Cookies: After your M&M Funfetti cookies have finished baking and completely cooling, they can be stored on the kitchen counter at room temperature for up to 3 days, covered in an airtight container.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.