Easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

These chocolate cake mix cookies are fudgy, chewy, and oh so yummy. They're also incredibly rich and chocolatey and filled with mini M&Ms that melt in your mouth with every bite. Best of all though, these chocolate cookies are super easy to make - all you need is 4 ingredients - and they're ready in just 30 minutes!

The Best Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

These chocolate cake mix cookies are the ultimate effortless cookie recipe to make when you're craving something sweet and fudgy with minimal prep time.

And that's why making cookies from cake mix is such a great hack! You can save a ton of time since the cake mix already has practically all the ingredients you need to make cookies - like flour, sugar, and cocoa powder.

In fact, these M&M chocolate cookies are so good that no one has ever guessed they're made with cake mix. Seriously, they taste just like freshly baked cookies from scratch! 

The best part is that this cookie recipe is pretty much fail-proof. Seriously, all you have to do is mix, bake, and serve. Also, as I mentioned before, they're ready in 30 minutes with just 4 simple ingredients. And you can even get your kids to help out when you’re making ‘em!

Plus, there are so many variations you can make with this cookie recipe. Once you've tried it, you can experiment with different flavors of cake mix and different mix-ins.

And if you want more delicious, easy-to-make cookie recipes like these chocolate cake mix cookies, you should definitely make these chocolate marshmallow cookies or these 3-ingredient Nutella cookies next.

Ingredients

If you have a bit of a sweet tooth like me, there's a good chance you already have everything you need in your pantry or snack cabinet.

With that said, here's what you'll need to make these chocolate cake mix cookies:

• 1 pack of Chocolate Cake Mix
• ⅓ cup (76g) Butter, melted
• 2 Eggs
• ⅔ cup Mini M&Ms

Just keep in mind if you're using a 15 oz. box of cake mix like I did, ⅓ cup of butter is enough. But, if you're working with an 18 oz. box, use ½ cup of butter instead. 

Also, if you don't want to use butter, you can use vegetable oil, canola oil, or really any oil that you want in its place! Butter or oil will give these cake mix cookies a soft, chewy cookie-like texture.

By the way, you can use any extra butter or M&Ms to make these cookie bars and sugar cookies next!

Customizing Your Cake Mix Cookies

Ok, so I mentioned how you can use different flavors of cake mix and other kinds of mix-ins for these cake mix cookies, so here are some ideas to get you started.

You can substitute M&Ms for chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, chopped candy bars, chopped nuts, sprinkles, or even peanut butter chips.

You can also switch things up by changing the flavor of your cake mix. Feel free to use a vanilla cake mix, yellow cake mix, white cake mix, devil's food cake mix, red velvet cake mix, or even one of the funfetti cake mixes, just like in this funfetti cookie recipe from the blog.

And to make these cookies even more decadent, you can add chocolate frosting on top and add some more M&Ms on top of the frosting!

How to Make Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Again, these chocolate cake mix cookies couldn't be easier to make.

They bake in just 10 minutes and require little-to-no effort to prep.

Just mix the batter ingredients, divide it up on your baking sheet, and bake!

And, as I said before, it’s even more fun when you get the kids involved. So feel free to recruit your family to the kitchen to make these!

Oh, and this recipe makes between 8-10 large cookies, so don't be afraid to double or triple it for more!

By the way, if you want to watch a quick video on how to make these cake mix cookies, here is one from our Instagram page.

Now, let's not waste any more time and make this easy cookie recipe!

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough

First things first, preheat the oven to 350ºF (180°C).

Then, line a baking sheet - or 2 cookie sheets - with parchment paper.

Next, get out a large mixing bowl and mix the chocolate cake mix, melted butter, eggs, and mini M&Ms together until you have a well-combined cookie batter.

Step 2: Portion the Cookies

Now, divide the cookie dough from the large mixing bowl into 8-10 equally-sized balls, about two tablespoons in size.

Then arrange them on the parchment paper, making sure to leave about 2 inches between each cake mix cookie so they don't spread onto each other. And, just so you know, you will probably have to bake the cookies in two batches.

Oh, and the mixture will be sticky at this point, so you can use two spoons to scoop and place the dough onto the baking sheet. Also, you can also use a cookie scoop or ice cream scoop if you have it.

Step 3: Bake The Cookies

Finally, slide the cookies into the preheated oven and bake for about 10 minutes. Then, after baking, let your cookies cool for a few minutes to set before diving in.

Gently slide the parchment paper with the baked cookies off the baking sheet and onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Or, if you like warm, soft cookies, you can eat them immediately and don't need to let them cool completely!

Anyway, serve your chocolate cake mix cookies and enjoy!

How to Store Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

As you know, this for cake mix chocolate cookies makes 8-10 delicious cookies.

And there's a good chance you won't have any leftovers, especially if the kids were involved in making them!

But, if you happen to have leftovers of these chocolate cake mix cookies, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Or keep the airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

You can also store your boxed cake mix cookies in the freezer for up to 3 months. You can store the fully-baked chocolate cake mix cookies in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag.

And if you want to store the unbaked cookie dough balls, they'll last in the fridge for about 2 days and freezer for 2 months. 

Just keep in mind, that if you're starting with frozen dough, just add 2-5 minutes to the final baking time.

Wrapping It All Up

Well, that’s how to make chocolate cake mix cookies with M&Ms!

These easy chewy cookies are so fudgy, chocolatey, and tasty.

They're basically like the perfect marriage between chocolate cake and chocolate cookies!

And they're always a huge hit with family and friends. Bring these cake mix chocolate cookies to any gathering or for a surprise dessert, and everyone will absolutely love them.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these chocolate cake mix cookies as much as my family and I do.

If you make these delicious cookies, leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out!

And for more easy dessert recipes like this, check out our Youtube channel where we post new tasty recipes all the time.

More Easy Dessert Recipes

If you liked how easy this dessert recipe was, we have a ton of quick and easy desserts on the blog that I think you'll like just as much!

Give one of these easy dessert ideas a try next:

• Dunkaroo dip
• Snickerdoodle cookies
• Biscoff cheesecake
• Nutella mug cake
• No bake chocolate cookies
• 2 ingredient chocolate peanut butter fudge

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