A spectacular cookie with dried cherries, chocolate chunks, pecans, and walnuts is especially nice made with the cherries from the Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
11 mins
Total Time
41 mins
Calories
162 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Step 2
Beat the unsalted butter, butter flavored shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time; beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the cherries, walnuts, pecans, and chocolate chunks, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Step 3
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.
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped pecans
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup chopped walnuts
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar
2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup dried tart cherries
½ cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chunks (such as SACO®)
