Holiday Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms

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With just a few weeks left until Christmas, everyone is scrambling to find easy holiday cookies to make! 

These delicious and super easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms are the recipe everyone needs to have in their recipe box. 

Full of rich chocolate flavor and crunchy holiday-themed M&Ms candies, these 4-ingredient cookies are just as good for gifting as they are for eating! 

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4-Ingredient Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Lately, my youngest has been asking me to make M&M cookies.

And it suddenly reminded me that I have a delicious guest post to share with you guys! 

With just 4 ingredients and one of my favorite candies, I know these cookies made with chocolate cake mix with M&Ms are going to be a new family favorite! 

Nichole blogs at Casa de Crews. Her site is gorgeous and full of delicious recipes!

She and I love to feed our families yummy things, but like them easy and fast! 

Read through this post and be sure to pop over to her site and say hi! 

Devil's Food Cake Mix Cookies for the Holidays

From Nichole –

Hello friends! I’m so excited to guest post today for Sharon.

On my own blog, Casa de Crews, you’ll generally find savory everyday meals, or party food for the masses (I come from a big family, and I love any excuse to make a new party bite!).

But I knew for friends of Cupcakes and Cutlery, I’d just have to share a sweet treat.

I’m not much of a baker, so when I do bake, I need uncomplicated, but festive desserts (like Sharon's Wine Cake! – O.M.G. every time I see the photos, I want to make that cake!)

How to Make Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms

These Devil's Food Cake Mix Cookies couldn't be easier.

They're insanely delish, and I love that they’re ready to go in under 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 box devil’s food cake mix
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup olive oil (or vegetable)
• 1/4 cup holiday M&M’s, plus more to garnish on top

These easy cookies are made with boxed Devil’s food cake mix, eggs, and olive oil.

The olive oil makes these extra moist. You could also sub in vegetable oil, instead.

What's the Difference Between Devil's Food and Regular Chocolate Cake Mix?

Devil's Food Cake Mix is typically a little bit less sweet than the traditional chocolate cake mix.

It also uses darker chocolate giving it a rich chocolate flavor, and a touch more of a dry consistency. 

Can I use Regular Chocolate Cake Mix?

Sure! The flavor might be a little bit different but it won't make a huge difference. 

Directions

1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. To a bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil, 1/4 cup candy, until smooth.
4. Use a spoon to mix.
5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and place on baking sheet; 2 inches apart.
6. Top each dough ball with 2-3 M&M’s.
7. Bake 6-8 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool for 2 minutes.
8. Transfer to cooling rack, and finish cooling completely before enjoying.

The first batch I made of these M&Ms Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, I mixed in my candies and formed balls of cookie dough.

They tasted SO good, but didn’t have that wow factor for presentation (we made these for our annual holiday party over the weekend).

So the second batch, I still mixed in candies, but then topped each dough ball with 2-3 more candies, so that they’d bake in on top, and look extra festive.

These are perfect for a cookie exchange, office potluck, a quick treat for your kiddo’s class, or just because you really like chocolate.

And M&M’s. And cookies.

Come visit me anytime at Casa de Crews! I bet you'd also love my Crushed Peppermint Cheesecake! 

Printable M&Ms Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

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Yield: 24 servings

Easy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

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Just 4 ingredients, these rich Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are ready in about 15 minutes!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 13 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box devil’s food cake mix
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup olive oil 
• 1/4 cup holiday M&M’s, plus more to garnish on top

Instructions

1. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. To a bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil, 1/4 cup candy, until smooth.
3. Use a spoon to mix well.
4. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and place on baking sheet; 2 inches apart.
5. Top each dough ball with 2-3 M&M’s.
6. Bake 6-8 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, and let cool for 2 minutes.
8. Transfer to a cooling rack, and finish cooling completely before enjoying.

Notes

If you don't want to use olive oil (which helps to make the cookies super moist) you can use vegetable oil.

Also, any hard-shelled chocolate candy should work!

Nutrition Information

Yield

24

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 126 Total Fat 5g Saturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 3g Cholesterol 16mg Sodium 166mg Carbohydrates 19g Net Carbohydrates 0g Fiber 0g Sugar 11g Sugar Alcohols 0g Protein 1g

Nutrition information isn't always accurate.

More Holiday Desserts

• These Kitchen Sink OREO Cookie Balls have that sweet and salty combo everyone loves! 
• A Cinnamon Rum Cake is nostalgic and great to serve for casual holiday brunches.
• This is the Best Caramel Corn Recipe ever and one we make for gifts each Christmas.
• We always have a batch of these Cinnamon Walnuts on hand for impromptu holiday visitors. 

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These Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms are an easy holiday cookie idea that your whole family will love!