Cake Batter M&M Cookies
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These JUMBO Cake Batter M&M Cookies are the easiest cookies you’ll ever make! These M&M cookies only require 4 ingredients, including cake mix, baking powder, oil and eggs, plus whatever extra goodies you want to add in. Perfectly sweet and simple! Time to devour!
You’ll love these 23 M&M Desserts That Will Melt Your Heart, M&M Cookie Bars, No Bake M&M Cookie Dough Bars and these Thick & Chewy Chocolate Nutella M&M Cookies!
What’s fun is, you can mix and match cake flavors and add-ins whenever you make a new batch of cookies! Mix in your favorite flavor of chocolate chips, M&Ms, sprinkles or candies and more and get creative!
Simply, keep some cake mixes and goodies on hand and you’ll always be prepared. They literally take no time to make and bake!
It’s so fun to try different combinations to achieve your personal favorite cookies-to-be. These are the best thing ever for busy people, *High Five*! Lovely!!
Cake Mix M&M Cookies Pros & Cons
- There’s no mixer required, so these are easy to whip up without getting the mixer out!
- By using cake mix, less ingredients required!
- We made these jumbo sized! These bake perfectly if you use a large cookie or ice cream scoop
for measuring out the cookies when preparing to bake.
- Add whatever add-ins you want, like chocolate chips, Reese cups
and m&m’s
!
- Make ice cream sandwiches by adding a scoop of ice cream in the middle and freeze!
- The only con is, they will disappear in no time! Better make a double batch!
Ingredients You Need
- 1 package yellow cake mix 18.25 ounce, use whatever flavor you want
- baking powder
- eggs
- vegetable oil
- semisweet chocolate chips
- M&Ms
How to Make Cake Batter M&M Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and baking powder.
- Add eggs and oil, mix until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips & M&Ms, or your choice of goodies.
- Use large ice cream scoop for cookies or drop by large rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 9-11 minutes.
- Bake less for chewy cookies and more for crispy cookies.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- If you want smaller cookies, adjust baking time 8-10 minutes, you will get approximately 4 dozen cookies.
What Can I Add Into Cake Mix Cookies?
- Chocolate Chips
- M&M’s, any flavor
- White Chocolate Chips
- Reese’s Pieces
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Chopped Candy Bars
- Sprinkles
- Peanut Butter Chips
- Salted Caramel Chips
- Nuts
What Kind Of Cake Mix Can Be Used?
- Vanilla
- Funfetti
- Lemon
- Chocolate
- Spice Cake
- Strawberry
- Carrot Cake
- Red Velvet
Get Creative with Flavor Combo Ideas!
- Carrot Cake + Vanilla Chips
- Red Velvet + White Chips
- Chocolate Cake + Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Spice Cake + Nuts + Raisins + Cinnamon Chips
- White Cake + Sprinkles
- Lemon Cake + White Chips
- Strawberry Cake + Milk Chocolate Chips
- Chocolate Cake + Chocolate Chips
Vegan Option for Cake Mix Cookies
- Substitution:½ cup applesauce for ½ cup vegetable oil.
What are you waiting for? Let’s bake some easy and delish Cake Mix Cookies with M&Ms!!
Who Wants More Cookies to Bake?
- Birthday Cake Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies
- Jumbo Soft Batch M&M Cookies
- Home-made Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
- Soft Sugar Cookies
- Soft Batch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Best Monster Cookies
Jumbo Cake Batter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package yellow cake mix 18.25 ounce, use whatever flavor you want
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cake mix and baking powder.
- Add eggs and oil, mix until well blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips & M&Ms, or your choice of goodies.
- Use large ice cream scoop for cookies or drop by large rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 9-11 minutes.
- Bake less for chewy cookies and more for crispy cookies.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
1/2 cup applesauce for 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Hi Floyd,
I don’t know if it would work Floyd, I’ve never tried that? You could always substitute applesauce or melted butter? If you try it, let us know how it works out. Happy Baking!
Would a 1/2 cup of peanut butter work instead of the oil?
Awe….that is so sweet Rachel, I hope she enjoys them as much as my family and friends did.. It was my definitely my pleasure to link up! 🙂 I have never done the link parties before,, so I am looking forward to getting in the swing of things.
My 10 year old loves you now 😉 Showed her these and she can’t wait to make them! I love fun, easy recipes like this! Thank you so much for linking up with Mouthwatering Mondays!