Easy Spring Cookies With Easter M&Ms

Easy Spring Cookes are the perfect spring twist on the favorite classic M&M cookies everyone loves! White cake mix cookies with pastel candies and white chocolate chips combine to take the classic up a notch for a tasty Easter treat!

If you’re looking for other creative cookies, check out our chocolate fudge cookies, pistachio cookies, or lemon cool whip cookies, all perfect for any occasion. And for springtime desserts, we absolutely love making lemonade pie, frozen margarita pie, and frozen strawberry dessert.

Why We Love Easy Spring Cookies

Add these fun Spring cookies to your Easter baking list! You can never have enough cookies, right?

• Easy – Thanks to the white cake mix, this is such an easy recipe for pretty cookies.
• Convenient – No need to chill the dough. 
• Versatile – While these are perfect for Easter, they’re also fun for other spring gatherings like Mother’s Day or even for a baby shower.

Easter Cookie Ingredients

Just a handful of simple pantry staples make this white cake mix cookie recipe super convenient. They’ll be gone in the wiggle of a bunny nose!

For specific amounts, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Vanilla or white cake mix – Choose the flavor that you prefer. A yellow cake mix will work, too.
• Large eggs – ideally your eggs should be room temperature, they will mix with the other ingredients better and yield a uniform dough.
• Canola oil – I prefer to use this oil but you can use your own favorite neutral oil.
• All-purpose flour – be sure to use the scoop and level method, or weigh your flour with a kitchen scale. This assures you are using the correct amount of flour.
• Easter M&M’s – These lend a pastel, festive color to the cookies.
• White chocolate chips – You can use milk chocolate chips if you prefer
• Pastel jimmies – You can use the recommended amount or add more if you like.

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How to Make Spring Cookies With a Cake Mix

Let’s get baking! You’ll need an electric mixer, mixing bowl, 1-2 sheet pans, parchment paper, and a cooling rack.

When you are making this recipe, you’ll want to use the full recipe at the bottom of the page.

1. Add cake mix, eggs, oil, and flour into a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer until completely combined. 
2. Pour in candies, chips, and sprinkles and fold until entirely incorporated.
3. Form the cookie dough balls (using a cookie scoop helps to portion them) and place them on the cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown.
4. For a “bakery-style look, press in a few M&Ms on top of the cookies just after removing the cookies from the oven. 
5. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to allow them to come to room temperature.

Favorite Cookie Baking Tips

These easy Spring Easter cookies are super simple but there are a few common mistakes to avoid to yield the best cookies.

• Avoid overmixing the cookie dough, unless you want flat crispy cookies.
• Using the extra flour in this recipe, as directed, will result in an airy, fluffy cookie.
• The dry cake mix is an ingredient, do NOT prepare the cake mix.
• Make sure all of your ingredients are fresh (not expired).
• Don’t grease your pan with butter, it can cause the bottom of the cookies to burn. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper, like most pastry chefs do.
• Don’t overcrowd your pan, this will cause your cookies to spread into one another. Invest in at least 2 pans. I personally own 4 half-sheet pans, which are the perfect size for baking cookies.
• Use a cookie scoop to get all of your cookies the same size.

Spring Cookie Variations and Substitutions

These Easter cookies are amazing as-is but you can create your own special treat using alternatives.

• Flour – Use alternative flours for a version that’s lower-carb or gluten-free.
• M&M’s – Change them up for the season — these are adaptable to any time of year. Or chop up any seasonal candy.
• Chips – Instead of white, use milk chocolate or dark chocolate.
• Citrus – For some springtime flair imparts a hint of lemon — add some lemon juice or lemon zest to make lemon cookies that are refreshing for the season.
• Drizzle or Dip – melt white or milk chocolate and dip half of each cookie or drizzle with melted chocolate.
• Extract – Add an extract of your choice to add more flavor. Vanilla extract and almond extract are a few options.
• Cake mixes – Use other flavors of cake mixes that you prefer — it can be changed up depending on the time of the year.

Serving Suggestions

• Ice cream – Use these cookies as a garnish or put vanilla ice cream in between for ice cream sandwiches.
• Coffee – Any cookie is a perfect pairing for a steaming hot cup of coffee.
• Whipped cream – Dunk these Spring cookies into some cinnamon whipped cream as a dip.