Cherry and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Cristina Barry

"Bon Appetit July 2008"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 30 cookies

ingredients

• 236.59 ml dried tart cherry (about 5 1/2 ounces)
• 78.78 ml cherry flavored liqueur (such as Cherry Heering)
• 29.58 ml water
• 354.88 ml all-purpose flour
• 2.46 ml salt
• 1.23 ml baking soda
• 118.29 ml unsalted butter, room temperature
• 118.29 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml brown sugar, golden and packed
• 2 large eggs
• 9.85 ml vanilla extract
• 1.23 ml almond extract
• 295.73 ml semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 8 ounces)
• 295.73 ml white chocolate chips (about 8 ounces)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Bring cherries, cherry liqueur and 2 tablespoons water to boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat and let soak 15 minutes. Drain cherries, pat dry.
4. Whisk flour, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl.
5. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until creamy.
6. Add eggs and both extracts and beat to blend.
7. Add flour mixture and beat on low just to blend.
8. Stir in cherries and all chocolate chips.
9. Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
10. Bake cookies until edges are light golden, turning baking sheets halfway through cooking, about 13 minutes.
11. Transfer to rack and cool.
12. Can be made 3 days ahead, store airtight at room temperature.

Reviews

[jmomchilov]

These cookies are amazing! A must try for a change of pace for the tired ole choc chip cookie. I made a huge batch for a superbowl party and they got great reviews. I used port instead of cherry flavored liquer - yum!