M&M Brownie Mix Cookies
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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!
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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.
Ingredients For Brownie Mix Cookies
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions below in the recipe card.
- brownie mix use your favorite brownie box mix
- flour– all-purpose flour
- eggs– room temperature
- water
- butter melted- salted butter is ok
- M&M candies red white and blue mix or whatever color you prefer
- chocolate chips
Brownie Mix Size Note
This recipe was developed with a 18.3 ounce brownie mix. Some of the brownie mix brands have been decreasing the size to 16.3 ounces. If you use only 16.3 ounces of boxed brownie mix the recipe may not be as successful, so check the box carefully.
You could also add 1/4 cup from a second box of mix to make up the extra missing 2 ounces from the smaller-sized box. Some readers have reported they have added 1/4 cup of flour extra to make up the difference. I have not tested this in every recipe here, so it may not be successful for every recipe on this site.
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. Leftovers of these cookies also do freeze well if stored in a freezer zip top bag or freezer container.
Brownie Cookie Variation Ideas
Change the color of M&M’s– You can customize these cookies to any holiday or party theme by just changing the color of the MM’s. This is great for Halloween, Christmas or Valentine’s Day!
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!
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Brownie Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 18.3 ounces brownie mix
- 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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Did You Make This?
I would love to see it! Share your thoughts with me in the comments below!
I made these a few minutes ago and they spread like crazy, and I used the correct size of brownie mix
Hi Karen, What brand of brownie mix did you use? Sometimes that can make a difference. Thanks.
Can u use unsalted butter
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
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.
Hi Nan, No sorry, I’ve not frozen these cookies before. If you try it, let me know how it goes!