Red Velvet Cake Mix M&M Cookies

These Red Velvet Cake Mix M&M Cookies are so easy to make and they are so yummy!  Have you seen the Red Velvet M&M’s at the store for Valentines Day?  They are so good!  I thought I’d make some cookies out of them.

So I made my regular chocolate chip cookie recipe, added red food coloring and then used the Red Velvet M&M’s instead of chocolate chips.  They were really good and this is how they turned out:

I thought they tasted really yummy, but they just weren’t the right color to call them a Red Velvet cookie.  I decided I’d have to use a Red Velvet cake mix to make the cookies the right color and flavor.  Perfect for Valentines Day.  So, on with the recipe!

Red Velvet M&M Cake Mix Cookies

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix
• 2 Eggs (I know my picture only shows one egg, but I think the consistency would be better with two, it’s up to you!)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 stick melted butter
• 1 heaping tablespoon sour cream
• 1 package Red Velvet M&M’s (or regular M&M’s or Chocolate chips if these are not available to you)

Add the melted butter, vanilla, sour cream and egg to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
Add the cake mix a little at a time until incorporated well.

Hand mix in the M&M’s

Refrigerate for at least an hour, otherwise your cookies will be a big melted thin mess!

Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop or two spoons, drop the cookies about an inch apart on a baking sheet.  I can get about 12 cookies per sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-13 minutes (each oven is different, just be sure that the center of the cookie is dropped, but DO NOT over bake or the edges will be very crispy)
Let cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

These cookies can keep for about a week if stored in an airtight container.

Red Velvet M&M Cake Mix Cookies

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix
• 2 Eggs (I know my picture only shows one egg, but I think the consistency would be better with two, it’s up to you!)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 stick melted butter
• 1 heaping tablespoon sour cream
• 1 package Red Velvet M&M’s (or regular M&M’s or Chocolate chips if these are not available to you)

1. Add the melted butter, vanilla, sour cream and egg to a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
2. Add the cake mix a little at a time until incorporated well.
3. Hand mix in the M&M’s
4. Refrigerate for at least an hour, otherwise your cookies will be a big melted thin mess!
5. Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop or two spoons, drop the cookies about an inch apart on a baking sheet.  I can get about 12 cookies per sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-13 minutes (each oven is different, just be sure that the center of the cookie is dropped, but DO NOT over bake or the edges will be very crispy)
7. Let cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
8. These cookies can keep for about a week if stored in an airtight container.