Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies
Delicious cookies made with dried cherries, chocolate, oats and pecans! Taste good warm and frozen!
Servings: 2 dozen
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Electric Mixer
- Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
- 1 1/2 cup tart dried cherries
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Sift baking soda, salt, and flour together in a medium bowl.
- In an electric mixer, beat room temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and the vanilla and almond extract.
- Turn the electric mixer to low and slowly add in the flour mixture.
- Beat on low to medium, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Add in the chocolate chips, oats and chopped pecans and mix on low until all of the ingredients are incorporated.
- Using a cookie scooper, scoop a ball of cookie dough and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- In a preheated 350 degree oven, bake the chocolate cherry chunk cookies for 12-14 minutes.
- Let the cookies slightly cool on a cookie rack and serve warm and freeze the rest!
Notes
Take these cookies out when they are still a little doughy. They will continue to cook on the cookie sheet while they rest.
Freeze these cookies for a quick cookie snack! Eat them right out of the freezer!
Nutrition
Calories: 2292kcal | Carbohydrates: 254g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 133g | Saturated Fat: 69g | Cholesterol: 265mg | Sodium: 1183mg | Potassium: 1193mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 155g | Vitamin A: 1986IU | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 15mg