Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These cherry chocolate chip cookies are a spectacular cookie made with chocolate chunks, pecans, walnuts, and dried cherries from Michigan.

Preparation Time
25 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
162 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
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.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Step 3
Beat unsalted butter, butter flavored shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs one at a time; beat in vanilla extract and almond extract with last egg. Mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in cherries, walnuts, pecans, and chocolate chunks, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients

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

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