Oh-So-Chocolate Cherry Cookies

I live in cherry country, northern Michigan, and we like everything with cherries. Add chocolate; what could be better?

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 208 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 ½ cups dried cherries
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
• ½ cup chocolate chunks (such as Nestle®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat eggs into butter mixture one at a time; add vanilla extract and almond extract and mix until smooth.

Step 3

Whisk flour, cocoa powder, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Stir 1/3 the flour mixture into butter mixture. Repeat with remaining flour mixture, mixing well after each addition. Fold cherries, chocolate chips, and chocolate chunks into dough. Drop cookie dough by the spoonful 2-inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and set, 10 to 15 minutes.