This Cake Mix Christmas Monster Cookies Recipe is such a fun holiday dessert. All you need is a few easy ingredients to get started and you’ll be baking and snacking in no time at all. And since you get to use a cake mix, this recipe couldn’t be easier to do!
Make sure to check out my other Easy Cake Mix Recipes for even more fun and simple baking ideas.
The next time that you’re craving something fast and simple, preheat the oven and get ready to have warm cookies in just a few short minutes of time.

The green coloring just adds such a fun look to these cookies! And then when you add in the rest of the holiday colors, they instantly become the perfect Christmas cookie.
Cake Mix Christmas Monster Cookies Recipe
Once you preheat the oven to 350 degrees, that warm air will be soon ready for your cookie dough! The good thing is that these cake mix monster cookies are crazy fast to make and will be baking before you know it.
My boys love that I use Betty Crocker cake mix a lot of the time because they tend to like that flavor. You can easily use any type of cake mix that you want or have on hand so have fun and be creative!

How do I know when the cookies are done baking in the oven?
The edges of the cookies should start to turn brown, indicating that they’re done baking and ready to be pulled from the oven.
Specialty Ingredients:
The following ingredients are affiliate links on Amazon because they may be a bit hard to find in your normal store. I wanted you to be able to see exactly which things we are using.
Reminder, not all ingredients in the Cake Mix Christmas Cookies Recipe are linked above, just the ones that may be a bit difficult to find or that you might be unsure of what to look for
Must Have Resources:
When making cake mix cookies with candy and chocolate chips at home, you really need to have the following Amazon affiliate tools on hand.
- Baking sheets with parchment paper
- Wire rack
Make it a Meal:
Meal planning is one of the easiest ways to get prepared for the week! The kids will also love knowing what is on the menu so that they can get prepped and prepared, too!
Main Dish: Instant Pot Hamburger Mac and Cheese
Vegetable Side: Frozen Asparagus Recipes
Starch Side: 25+ Sweet Potato Recipes
Refreshing Drink: 4-Ingredient Lava Flow Mocktail Recipe

Best Cookie Recipes:
Once you make this Cake Mix Cookies Recipe, it’s time to just keep going with that baking momentum! There are so many great recipes for baking cookies at home that I just had to share some of my favorites with all of you! Check out the other cookie options and find a few more to bake!
This Andes Mint Brownie Cookies Recipe is one of my favorites!
Don’t miss out on making these Delicious Carrot Cake Cookies!
Holy moly, these Cookie Butter Rolls Ups are insanely good!
Give these Ranger Cookies a try and I promise you’ll love them.
You know you want to make these Easy Kitchen Sink Cookies!
Just wait until you make a batch of this Cranberry Orange Cookies Recipe for the very first time.
I’m pretty much obsessed with this OREO Truffle Bird Nest Cookies Recipe!

Can you use other flavors of cake mix for this recipe?
You bet! You can use a yellow cake mix, red velvet cake mix, or basically anything red and green for that matter! Have fun and change it up, it’s all part of the baking process!
More Cake Mix Recipes:
Are you going to share these Christmas cake mix cookies with anyone or keep them all to yourself?