Christmas Cake Mix Cookies
These soft and gooey cake mix cookies are topped with M&M candy pieces. These cookies only have 6 ingredients and are perfect for a Christmas cookie tray.
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 229kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- ½ cup margarine softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup M&M's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together margarine and cream cheese. You can use a spoon or hand mixer.
- Mix in egg and vanilla until just blended.
- Using a spoon, mix in the cake mix. The batter will be thick.
- Using cookie scoop, or your hands (batter will be sticky, so if using your hands, put a little powdered sugar on your hands first). Roll balls out of the dough and place on a cookie sheet.
- Using a cup or glass dipped in powdered sugar, flatten the cookie dough balls slightly.
- Bake for 7 minutes. Take the cookies out of the oven and carefully place M&M's on top of the cookies.
- Return to oven and bake for 3 minutes more or until cookies are firm.
- Remove from oven and let cookies sit for 3 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet with spatula and place on a cooling rack.
- Cool completely. Serve.
Notes
- You can add the M&M's directly to the batter before you place the dough on the cookie sheet if you prefer and skip adding them during baking. It is up to you.
- Instead of M&M's, Christmas sprinkles can be added.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 421IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
