Black Forest Cookies

"From Everyday Food. I haven't tried these yet, but am planning adding to my Holiday cookie baskets. Update: Thanks to Gayla's kind review I had to make these NOW. Soooo glad I did, some of the best cookies I've ever made. Almost like a chocolate covered cherry cookie. Maybe I just make big cookies, but I only ended up with about 24, and 11 1/2 minutes was just the right bake time for my oven."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 40mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
36
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350. Line three baking sheets with parchment. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  • Place chopped chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; whisk in sugars, then eggs til smooth.
  • Whisk in dry ingredients just until combined (do not overmix). Fold in chocolate chunks and cherries; press plastic wrap onto surface of dough and refrigerate 30 to 45 minutes.
  • Drop mounds of dough (equal to 2 level tablespoons), about 2 inches apart, onto prepared sheets. Bake just until edges are firm (but not darkening) 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Reviews

  1. I am looking for black forest cookies recipe, and I found this recipe very identical to Martha Stewart's recipe for almost every word.https://www.marthastewart.com/337190/black-forest-cookies lol!
     
  2. These were a big hit here. Really decadent, perfect for any chocolate lover. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I'm sure I'll be making these again.
     
  3. Delicious. One of my favorite cookies now.
     
  4. These were really yummy and decadent. I loved the cherries (which I don't usually have access to, but worth it if you can get them). I think it would have been easier to make these with a portion scoop, since mine tended to fall apart. I think I should have compacted them more before baking. I tried to use waxed paper instead of parchment because I was out, and didn't like the result. The second set (3rd pan that I didn't have prepared) I greased heavily which worked ok. I will make sure I have the parchment next time though.
     
  5. YUMMY! almost brownie like consistency. Also, used cranberries since i didn't have cherries. Great addition to christmas cookie platter. thanks for posting
     
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Tweaks

  1. Great cookies! I only had one cup of dried cherries, so I added half a cup of cherry jam. Also, I mistakenly bought milk choc chips instead of dark ones, but the cookies still turned out awesome. Thank you for sharing.
     
  2. Outstanding cookies! Very rich and very chocolately, reminiscent of brownies. The chocolate chunks and dried cherries are a wonderful combo. I melted the chocolate and butter in the microwave and subbed light brown sugar for the dark brown. This was one of my choices for the Pick A Chef game--I made an excellent choice! Thanks for posting the recipe!
     

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I am a former retail management slave who is now a stay at home mom who absolutely loves her job. I have an eight year old, a two year old and a nine month old who all bring their own kind of joy to my life. My favorite thing in the world is to cook. We have a real, from scratch family dinner almost every night. Please don't be offended if I somewhat change a recipe in my review. I look at recipes sort of as guidelines, and alter them according to inspiration. I've received alot of helpful advice from reviews, that's why I share what I've done differently. With my little ones I'm pretty busy, but I LOVE this site and plan on being even more active as they get older.
 
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