Description
Rich chocolate cherry cookies offer a delightful blend of intense cocoa and sweet fruit. Lovers of classic desserts will savor this elegant treat that balances deep chocolate notes with tangy cherry hints.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (230g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (180g) dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup (120g) dried cherries
- ½ cup (50g) cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheating Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350F (175C) and outfit baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats to ensure pristine cookie performance.
- Foundational Cream: Vigorously whip butter with granulated and brown sugars until the mixture transforms into a light, voluminous canvas, aiming for a 2-3 minute whirling dance of incorporation.
- Moisture Integration: Gently introduce eggs one at a time, ensuring thorough blending after each addition, then cascade vanilla extract to create an aromatic symphony within the mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Composition: In a separate bowl, harmonize flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a unified dry terrain that will provide structural integrity and deep chocolate resonance.
- Dough Convergence: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the creamy base, using a gentle touch to prevent overwrought mixing and preserve the cookie’s tender essence.
- Flavor Embellishment: Disperse chocolate chips and dried cherries throughout the dough, creating a balanced landscape of sweet and tart notes that will surprise and delight.
- Portioning and Placement: Sculpt dough into rounded tablespoon-sized mounds, positioning them two inches apart on prepared sheets to allow graceful spreading and even heat embrace.
- Baking Transformation: Bake until cookie edges firm up while maintaining a soft, slightly underdone center, typically requiring 10-12 minutes of precise thermal treatment.
- Cooling Finesse: Rest cookies on baking sheets for five minutes to initiate structural stability, then migrate to a wire rack for complete cooling and textural perfection.
Notes
- Optimize Butter Mixing: Ensure butter is at room temperature for smoother, more even blending, which creates a fluffier cookie base with better texture and consistency.
- Control Chocolate Chip Distribution: Lightly coat chocolate chips and dried cherries in a thin layer of flour before adding to prevent sinking and ensure even spread throughout the dough.
- Prevent Overmixing: Fold dry ingredients gently and minimally to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture, stopping when ingredients are just combined to avoid tough, dense results.
- Customize for Dietary Needs: Substitute all-purpose flour with gluten-free alternatives like almond or oat flour, and use dairy-free butter for vegan-friendly chocolate cherry cookies without compromising flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 228
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 104 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg