Dark Chocolate Chunk and Cherry Cookies

Close up of a cherry chocolate cookie broken in half.

Dark Chocolate Chunk and Cherry Cookies

Time to treat yourself with these delicious sweet dark chocolate and cherry cookies. Simple to make and quick to bake, they are the perfect baked good to enjoy throughout the holidays!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Chilling time 30

Total Time 25

Servings cookies

Calories 240kcal

Author Slow The Cook Down

Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature (1.5 sticks / 170g)
¾ cup brown sugar (150g)
¼ cup granulated sugar (50g)
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks (1 bar of baking chocolate cut into chunks)
½ cup glace cherries (quartered)

Instructions

In a large bowl or mixer, beat together the butter and the sugars until creamy.
Stir in the vanilla and beat in the egg until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Place the dry ingredients into the wet, and stir until combined.
Fold in the dark chocolate and cherries. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350F / 177c and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Roll the dough into balls with your hands, about 1.5 tablespoons of dough, and place on the baking sheets, with a decent gap between each ball to allow for spread.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until just golden brown.
Cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

I mixed these cookies by hand, but you can use a stand mixer if you prefer.
Leave room between the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet as they will spread. I put six on a half baking sheet.
Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on your baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack. This allows air to circulate around them so they stop cooking and don't get soggy as they cool.

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