Perfectly fudgy, these brownie mix cookies are a delicious and quick dessert to whip up. With a few simple ingredients, you’ll have fun and delicious chocolaty cookies fast! This easy recipe is a great recipe for BBQs, potlucks and parties!
Why We Love Brownie Mix Cookies
- Fudgy Chocolate Cookies– Chocolate is almost always a crowd-pleaser for any party, and is the best thing for brownie lovers and chocolate lovers both!
- Quick And Easy– You can throw these cookies together mostly with items you probably have in your house!
- Fun To Customize– We’ve dressed these brownie cookies up to be patriotic for summertime, but you can customize the colors of the candy for any party or event. These easy brownie cookies are also ridiculously delicious with vanilla ice cream as they have a fudgy brownie texture.
I’ve been on a bit of a kick to see how far I can stretch a good boxed baking mix. I’ve made no bake brownie truffles from brownie mix, chocolate cake mix cookies and muffins from pancake mix that make three flavors in the same pan! These deliciously fudgy cookies are my latest creation for easy shortcut treats and it starts with a box of brownie mix to make the best brownie mix cookies!
Ingredients For Brownie Mix Cookies
- 1 brownie mix 18.9 oz package, use your favorite brownie box mix
- ¼ cup flour– all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs– room temperature
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup butter melted– salted butter is ok
- 1 cup M&M candies red white and blue mix or whatever color you prefer
- ½ cup chocolate chips
How To Make Brownie Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly oil the pan with cooking oil.
- In a large bowl combine brownie mix and flour.
- Add in eggs, water and melted butter to the brownie mix and flour. Mix by hand or with a hand mixer or stand mixer until a thick dough forms, more like cookie dough than brownie batter.
- Gently fold in chocolate chips and ¾ cup of the M&M’s candies until mixed.
- Scoop out dough into one tablespoon balls. (Using a small cookie scoop is helpful for making the cookies all the same size.) Place cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheets at least 2 inches between the dough balls.
- Bake cookies for 9-12 minutes. The top will start to crack and appear a little dry, but cookies will still be a little gooey in the center.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Immediately press the extra M&M’s into the top of the cookie to decorate
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes. They will continue to bake a little on a pan and will have chewy edges and a fudgy center. If you bake them a little longer or leave them on the pan too long they get crispy edges. Then move cookies to a wire rack or clean kitchen towel to finish cooling. Enjoy!
How Long Do Brownie Mix Cookies Last?
Store your brownie mix cookies in an airtight container on the counter for 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.
Variation Ideas
- Change the color of MM’s– You can customize these cookies to any holiday or party theme by just changing the color of the MM’s.
- Try Peanut Butter chips– Peanut butter is incredibly tasty swapped out for the chocolate chips in this recipe.
- Swap White Chocolate Chips– White chocolate chips in a dark fudgy cookie are really delicious!
Other Recipes You Will Love
Cosmic Brownies– These fudgy copycat brownies are out of this world, yum!
MM Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars– Made on a full sheet pan with colorful MMs, these deliciously gooey cookie bars serve a crowd!
Triple Chocolate S’more Cookies– Gooey chocolate delicious cookies filled with marshmallows and two types of chocolate for a rich cookie you’ll love!
Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies– Quick, easy and full of rainbow fun! These delicious funfetti cake mix cookies look so pretty on a platter!
Brownie Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 brownie mix 18.9 oz package
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ cup butter melted, salted butter is ok
- 1 cup M&M candies red white and blue mix or whatever color you prefer
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly oil the pan with cooking oil.
- In a large mixing bowl combine brownie mix and flour.
- Add in eggs, water and melted butter to the brownie mix and flour. Mix by hand or with a hand mixer until a thick dough forms, more like cookie dough then brownie batter.
- Gently fold in chocolate chips and ¾ cup of the M&M’s candies until mixed.
- Scoop out dough into one tablespoon balls. Place cookie dough balls on the prepared cookie sheet at least 2 inches between dough balls.
- Bake cookies for 9-12 minutes. The top will start to crack and appear a little dry, but cookies will still be a little gooey in the center.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Immediately press the extra M&M’s into the top of the cookie to decorate
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes. They will continue to bake a little on a pan. Then move cookies to a wire rack or clean kitchen towel to finish cooling. Enjoy!
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Comments & Reviews
Sara says
Can u use unsalted butter
Kristy Richardson says
Yes, absolutely you can use unsalted butter Sara. I’d recommend also adding 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the dry brownie mix and mixing it in well if using unsalted butter. Happy baking! -Kristy
Nan says
Have you ever frozen them so you could make several batches ahead of time, then traveled with them and served them at a family reunion the next day? (Kind of specific, but what i want to do)
I want to know if they freeze well and bounce back as fresh.
Kristy Richardson says
Hi Nan, No sorry, I’ve not frozen these cookies before. If you try it, let me know how it goes!