Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies

 Here is another new cookies recipe for Christmas 2023. I had to be careful there. The other day I wrote the date as 2024. I don’t want to get ahead of myself. Anyway back to the cookies. These are so good. The rich chocolate flavor with the tart cherries, just delicious if I do say so myself. If cherries are not your thing keep watching because I’m sure I will have a new cookies that you will love.

You notice my pretty painted plate. I have a large set of these plates for all the different holidays that my mother-in-law painted in the early 90’s. They are perfect for showcasing the cookies.

This recipe calls for semisweet chocolate chunks but if you can’t find them or you have chocolate chips I’m sure you can use them too.

Start with 1 stick-1/2 cup of softened butter. I haven’t mentioned this but I always use unsalted butter when I bake. Most recipes include salt so it helps you control how much salt you add. It’s a personal preference.

Add 3/4 cup sugar. Mix well. Your butter will turn a light yellow when it is well mixed.

Add one egg. You need your eggs to be at room temperature for baking. If you have farm fresh eggs you can leave them sitting out for a while so you don’t have to worry about bringing them to room temp. I have enjoyed having locally raised farm fresh eggs.

2 Tablespoons of 2% milk. That is what the recipe calls for. I usually have 2%. Up if you don’t I don’t think it will ruin the cookies, Now skim milk I don’t know what it would do to this recipe.

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix all the wet ingredients well in your mixer.

Add 1 cup plain flour. Another suggestion that I have forgotten to remind you of. Add your flour or other dry ingredients a little at a time and start your mixer on low. Just take my word for this. You don’t want flour or even worse cocoa powder flying all over your kitchen.

Add 6Tsblespoond of baking cocoa powder. Mix well very slowly.

Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.

Add 1/4 teaspoon salt.Mix all this well.

Now add both 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks and 1/2 cup dried cherries. Mix well.

Nice rich chocolaty batter. Now this batter is very sticky. If I had to do it over I might put it in the fridge for a little while before I started scooping the dough.

My two sample cookies. I have to see if they are good or not. But I do share. The rest were scooped and put in the freezer. I place them in ziplock freezer bags labeled with the name and oven temp and time.  Bake these in a preheated 350 oven. Bake for 12-14 minutes.

I hope you will try these cookies soon.

Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe

1/2 cup softened butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

2 Tablespoons 2% milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1 cup plain flour

6 Tablespoons cocoa

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

1/2 c dried cherries

Preheat oven to 350. Bake 12-14 minutes.