M&M Christmas Cookies
So soft, so chocolatey, and so wildly delicious... these M&M Christmas Cookies packed with crunchy M&M's are just begging to be part of your happy holidays!
Servings: 30 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 Red and Green M&M’s Minis Baking Bits (Red and Green Christmas M&M's can be substituted)
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.
- Gently stir Red and Green M&M’s into cookie dough.
- 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 package some up to give as sweet little gifts!
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 Christmas cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your Christmas 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 festive cake mix cookies will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
