Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe
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Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

By: Pat B. 
"I created these after a trip up north to Traverse City, Michigan's Cherry Festival. Wonderful with their dried cherries! A big hit wherever I take them!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
11 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 3 1/2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 cup dried tart cherries
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chunks (such as SACO®)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. Beat the unsalted butter, butter flavored shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time; beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the cherries, walnuts, pecans, and chocolate chunks, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until browned around the edges, 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes; remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 162 | Total Fat: 9.6g | Cholesterol: 16mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2009 by Chris in Montreal   view full review
Excellent! I used butter because it gave a richer flavour, and because I didn't have cherries,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2011 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
What a wonderful, apparently neglected cookie recipe with only five reviews, the last nearly a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by Bakermom   view full review
I loved these cookies, the cherries add such a nice contrast to the chocolate chunks. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2009 by Julie62   view full review
The combination of cherries and chocolate is classic and superb in these cookies! I had just...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2010 by Michelle   view full review
I would just like to say how absolutely wonderful these cookies are. Every one single person...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 17, 2010 by Cheryl's Kitchen   view full review
I did make them, and added a bit of cocoa myself and they are DElish!!! I didn't put the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2012 by mominml   view full review
There are so many things to love about this cookie. First, the combination of the tart...

 

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