These rich and delicious Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are soft, fudgy, and bursting with colorful candy M&Ms in every bite. Packed with three types of chocolate, these easy-to-make cookies are everyone’s chocolate lover’s dream.
M&M Chocolate Cake Mix Cookie Recipe
These Chocolate M&M Cake Mix Cookies are loaded with triple chocolate goodness, combining the rich flavors of devil’s food cake, creamy chocolate chips, and colorful M&Ms. Thanks to a box of cake mix, all the basic baking ingredients are already included. This allows you to whip up a batch of homemade cookies in just minutes with a lot less measuring.
What makes these cookies even more fun is how easily you can customize them. Just swap out the M&M colors to match any holiday or celebration. Choose red and green for Christmas, pastel for Easter, or your team’s colors for game day. The best part is how delicious these easy cookies turn out to be. They are rich, fudgy, soft-baked style cookies packed with chocolatey deliciousness.
One bite, and you may want to try some of our other favorite cake mix cookies, like these lemon cake mix cookies and these strawberry cake mix cookies.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Easy cookie recipe – With just six simple ingredients, these cookies come together in no time, making them the perfect quick dessert for any bake sale or cookie exchange.
- Triple chocolate goodness- The combination of devil’s food cake mix, chocolate chips, and M&Ms creates a rich, indulgent treat that’s bursting with chocolate in every bite.
- Fun to customize- You can easily swap out the color of the M&Ms to match any holiday, game day, or special occasion, making these cookies a fun and festive addition to any event.
Ingredients
- Box of chocolate cake mix – We used Devil’s food cake mix, but you can use any chocolate cake mix you like.
- Large eggs – Adds richness and helps to bind the dough for that perfect cookie texture.
- Melted butter – Gives the cookies a rich, buttery flavor and a soft, chewy texture.
- Vanilla extract – Enhances the chocolate flavor and adds a hint of sweetness.
- Mini chocolate chips – We used semi-sweet, but you can use milk, dark, or white chocolate chips for different flavor profiles.
- Mini M&M candies – Adds fun colors and just a little bit of crunch.
How to Make Easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Step One: Mix the Ingredients
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Stir ingredients until well combined and a thick dough forms.
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips and M&M’s candies until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
Step Three: Chill the Dough
- Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, or overnight. Chilling the dough will enhance flavor and texture.
Step Four: Bake and Cool
- Once the cookie batter has chilled, using a medium-size cookie scoop, scoop out portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookie dough balls, in your preheated oven, for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set and the tops of the cookies have a slight crust.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Tip: Do not overbake. The cookies may look doughy in the center but will firm up as they cool. This is what makes them stay soft.
Storing These Cookies
- Fridge: Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. There’s no need to refrigerate them.
- Freezer: You can freeze them too. Place the cookies in a single layer on a baking sheet until solid, then transfer them to a freezer-safe bag or container. They’ll keep well for up to 3 months. Let them thaw at room temperature or warm them up in the microwave for a few seconds.
Variations and Add-ins
- M&Ms – We used regular mini M&Ms, but you can swap them out for peanut, caramel, or crispy M&Ms for a different texture and flavor. You can use other colors too, red and green M&Ms for the holiday season or red and pink for Valentine’s Day, etc.
- Chocolate chips – We used regular semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips for a fun twist.
- Nuts – Add a little crunch with chopped walnuts, pecans, or almonds. They pair perfectly with the rich chocolate flavors.
- Sprinkles – Mix in some colorful sprinkles for birthdays or other celebrations.
- Gooey caramel bits – Fold some small caramel pieces into the dough. They will melt as the cookies bake and give you little gooey pockets.
- Sea salt – Sprinkle a little sea salt on top of the cookies before baking. It adds a delicious sweet and salty flavor combo.
- Coconut flakes – Mix in some sweetened shredded coconut for a tropical twist.
- Toffee bits – Add some toffee bits for extra sweetness and crunch.
Top Tips for Making M&M Cookies
- This dough is fairly sticky, so make sure you always use a prepared cookie sheet because they tend to stick otherwise.
- Make sure not to overbake the cookies; they should stay soft and chewy.
- Stir in the mini M&M’s and chocolate chips by hand instead of using a mixer to avoid crushing the candies.
- Using a medium-sized cookie scoop helps you create evenly-sized cookies, but you can make them as big or small as you prefer.
Cake Mix Cookie FAQ’s
Yes, but use about ¼ or ⅓ cup of each instead of ½ cup. If there are too many the cookies won’t be able to spread properly.
Of course! The Devil’s Food Cake mix gives the cookies a rich, chocolatey flavor, but feel free to use any kind you want. If you want chocolate cookies but only have white or yellow cake mix, you can add 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. This will give your cake the chocolate flavor you’re looking for. You’ll also want to add another tablespoon of melted butter.
These cookies have a soft texture and when warm, they are more delicate than some other chewy cookies. It’s best to let them cool completely on a wire rack before moving them around too much.
More Delicious Cookie Recipes
- Hidden Kiss Cookies
- Chocolate Haystack Cookies
- Chocolate Ginger Snap Cookies
- Gum Drop Cookies
- Chocolate Chewy Peppermint Cookies
- Pinwheel Cookies
Chocolate M&M Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted, 1 stick
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips any kind
- 1/2 cup mini M&M candies any variety or color
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined and a thick dough forms.15.25 ounce box Devil's Food Cake Mix, 2 large eggs, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gently fold in the mini chocolate chips and M&M's candies until evenly distributed throughout the dough.1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 1/2 cup mini M&M candies
- Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes, or overnight. Chilling the dough will enhance flavor and texture.
- Once chilled, using a medium- size cookie scoop, scoop out portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are set and the tops of the cookies have a slight crust. Do not overbake. The cookies may look doughy in the center but will firm up as they cool. This is what makes them stay soft.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely
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