Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Name: Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks; 1/2 cup dried cherries

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

When you want chocolate and tangy cherries, make these chocolate cherry chunk cookies. A thick cookie base studded with rich chocolate chunks and dried cherries is a satisfying snack or dessert.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dried cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate and cherries.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake until firm, 12-14 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 159 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 88mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

These rich, fudgy cookies are chewy and studded with tangy dried cherries. It’s a good thing the recipe makes only a small batch, because we eat them all in one night! —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Recipe Creator

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