Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect union of sweet-tart cherries and rich dark chocolate in a classic cookie base. This cookie recipe is the best ever! Super simple, you can whip up a batch of these delicious cookies in only minutes!
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The Perfect Cookie
A perfect chocolate chip cookie is measured in the following qualities. First, plumpness. A thin cookie is never satisfying. You do not want your cookies to spread too much and be flat. This makes them too crisp, melts the chocolate chips too much and overall, is just not as pretty. To avoid this, do not use melted butter and carefully measure the flour to ensure a nice plump cookie. Both of these steps are necessary for thick, plump cookies.
Second, a perfect cookie is crisp on the edges and chewy in the middle. This recipe uses brown sugar which contains molasses and raises the moisture content while baking, resulting in a chewier cookie with nice crisp edges. More moisture and the proper temperature of ingredients when mixing can help create the perfect texture. Additionally, if you wish in this recipe, omit the egg white and add a second egg yolk for even chewier cookies.
The last measure of the perfect cookie is having a cookie packed full of chocolate chips and in this case, cherries! Every bite needs to have some goodness in it! I love using dark chocolate to compliment the cherries well. But semi-sweet chocolate or white chocolate chips would be just as tasty.
Prefer a batch of classic Chocolate Chip Cookies? Try this Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe here.
Tried and True Products
Having the right utensils and cooking supplies really makes the difference in making amazing cookies! Silicone baking mats really improve the outcome of your cookies. They will not stick and prevent the bottoms from browning too much.
A good cookie scoop is immensely helpful. Using a scoop ensures your cookies are all a uniform size, resulting in more evenly baked cookies. A scoop also helps nice, plump cookie batter balls. This prevents the cookies from spreading too quickly while baking, resulting in a nice fat cookie.
The almond extract really brings out the cherry flavor in these cookies. If you prefer, chop up the cherries into smaller pieces but I prefer leaving them whole.
Look at this deliciousness! These cookies are so addictive, especially fresh and hot from the oven. Try not to eat one, I dare you!
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter Room Temperature
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar Packed
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- ½ TSP Vanilla Extract
- 1 TSP Almond Extract
- 2¼ Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 TSP Baking Soda
- ½ TSP Salt
- 10 Ounces Dark Chocolate Chips
- 6 Ounces Dried Cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together until light and creamy.
- While this mixes, in a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.
- Add egg, almond and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
- Add the flour mixture in and stir until well incorporated. Do not overmix.
- Using a wooden spoon, mix in the chocolate chips and dried cherries until distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, drop dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light brown. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet prior to transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for 5 days.
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