Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
on Dec 09, 2023, Updated Dec 05, 2024
These Cake Mix Christmas Cookies are a fun and simply holiday dessert you can make in no time!
These are the easiest Christmas cookies!
All you need is a box of cake mix and a few other pantry ingredients to make these delicious holiday cookies!
Cake mix recipes are one of my favorite hacks for making homemade treats in a fraction of the time.
These cake mix Christmas cookies are similar to our Christmas cookie bars and made with just 4 ingredients!
They are one of our favorites this time of year.
The full recipe and instructions is at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients Needed
- Cake mix: we used yellow cake mix, but any flavor would work
- Oil: any neutral oil like vegetable or olive oil
- Eggs
- Christmas red & green M&M’s
How to make Christmas cookies with cake mix
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 1: Add the yellow cake mix, eggs, and oil to a bowl. Mix well to combine.
Step 2: Fold 1 cup of Christmas colored M&M’s in to the cookie batter. Mix it together with a rubber spatula until the Christmas cookie batter is well combined with the M&M’s.
Step 3: Add the cookie batter to a baking sheet and top with additional M&M’s. Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Once the cookies are removed from the oven, allow them to rest on the baking pan for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
These cake mix Christmas cookies were a hit! They stay soft after cooling and the M&M’s make them so festive.
They are seriously yummy and so simple to throw together.
Storing
Leftover Christmas cookies can be stored in an airtight bag or container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
This would be a great Christmas dessert to make for a holiday party, bake sale, you name it. Give them a try this holiday season!
Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 15 oz box of yellow cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup olive oil , or vegetable oil
- 10 oz bag of Christmas red & green M&M’s
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the yellow cake mix, eggs, and oil to a bowl. Mix to combine.
- Fold 1 cup of the Christmas M&M’s in to the cookie batter using a rubber spatula.
- Spoon the Christmas cookie batter onto a baking sheet and top the balls of batter with additional M&M’s.
- Bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, then allow them to cool 3 minutes on the pan before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
