Red Velvet M&M Cookies – thick and chew cake mix cookies with just a couple ingredients. Use with any cake mix, and add whatever mix-ins you like!
Did you see the fun ice cream cake I posted about yesterday? I think between the cake, these cookies, and the Red Velvet Puppy Chow from Friday, it is safe to say I have jumped on the Red Velvet band wagon.
Until I started blogging I really didn’t know what red velvet was. Now, it seems necessary to jump on board when everywhere I turn red velvet is going crazy. For those of you who are not red velvet fans, I promise this is the last recipe for this year!
For these red velvet cookies I used the leftover cake mix from the puppy chow. So they kind of had to be made, don’t you think? I mean, what else are you going to do with half a box of cake mix and half a bag of M&M’s. A couple years I made my first cake mix cookies, and they were so easy.
The red velvet cake mix cookies come together in just a few minutes, no mixer required, and they bake up thick and chewy. My husband was on the phone with his parents when I decided to make these. Before he was even done talking to them, they were out of the oven. I am all about quick gratification with my desserts! And when you make cookies from a cake mix you get just that!
I am writing the recipe using a full box of cake mix. But if you have made the puppy chow, like I did, you will have about 1/2 a box of cake mix left. So I cut the recipe in half, and then just added a little bit of milk to get a dough.
If you don’t have M&M’s, you can easily add chocolate chips instead. Either way you will get the bursts of chocolate that all cookies need. You can make these cake mix cookies with any flavor cake mix you like. I have used devil’s food and mixed in chocolate chips. Vanilla and mixed in sprinkles. The possibilities are endless!
Cookies from a cake mix are homemade cookies that anyone can make. You just mix eggs, oil, and the cake mix together to make thick and chewy cookies. You can get fancy with mix-ins like chocolate chips, M&M’s, sprinkles, nuts…you name it. But none of that is required.
So get in the kitchen and make these cookies for your Valentine. Way better than just going to the store to buy chocolates.
Red Velvet M&M Cookies

Thick and chewy red velvet cookies made from a cake mix. Super quick and easy.
Ingredients
- 1 box Red Velvet Cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup M&M's
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl add cake mix, eggs, canola oil, and vanilla. Mix until well combined. Fold in M&M's.
- Scoop small balls of dough onto a baking sheet. Top with additional M&M's if desired.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Notes
Slightly adapted from Created By Diane
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
24 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 105Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 21mgSodium 24mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 0gSugar 7gProtein 1g
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The Café Sucre Farine says
These are so…. pretty! I love that they can be made so quickly too! When the cookie mood grabs me it’s got to be fast! 🙂
RavieNomNoms says
Saw these on Facebook! So cute!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Someone’s got a sweet tooth! Puppy chow, cake, and now these cookies? I like this sugar-craving Erin! 🙂
Abbie @ Needs Salt says
These cookies look so simple and perfect for Valentine’s day! Pretty.
Pinning!
Suzanne says
Pretty yummy looking cookies and easy is always great too.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
These are the perfect Valentine cookie!
redkathy says
How sinfully yummy are these! Have a box of Red Velvet cake mix in the pantry and I’ve been on a cookie binge lately. Def gotta try your recipe this week. Thanks for sharing.
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
Happy belated Valentines Day! These cookies look so cute and I bet they did not last long.
Nutmeg Nanny says
These cookies are perfect for Valentine’s Day! LOVE!
Ashlyn says
I love how pretty and simple these are to make! So fun for a Valentine’s Day party!
Katerina @ diethood .com says
These cookies are SO pretty!! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Cake mix cookies are so fun to make! These look festive and perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Catalina says
My favorite cookies! My kid loves making them!
Sandra | A Dash of Sanity says
These are really cute! I would love to grab a piece right now!