Chocolate Cherry Chip Cookies
These tasty chocolate chip cookies are kicked up a notch with the addition of chocolate cherry chips!
Guys, a wonderful thing happened this weekend!
Kost 103.5 already started playing Christmas music 24/7. You can’t see my face right now, but it looks a little something like this.
Kost gets me. Between the songs and my evergreen air freshener, my car was a Christmas party this weekend. Not even traffic on the 101 (anyone else singing the OC theme song? Just me? Okay.) could dampen my festive spirits.
You know what else gets me? These cookies. Chocolate and cherry is where it’s at.
Now, when looking at these, they look like your average chocolate chip cookie. Personally, no chocolate chip cookie is ever just average, but you know what I mean–they look normal.
Ohhh, but these are anything but normal. The chocolate chips are actually filled with a cherry filling.
YES. I’m as excited about that as Will Ferrel is about sugar in syrup.
These are a winner!
Chocolate Cherry Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp espresso powder (optional)
- 1 1/4 cups Nestle Delightfulls Cherry Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup dried cherries (optional)
Instructions
- Beat butter until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes. Add in brown sugar and white sugar and beat until combined. Add in egg, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and espresso powder. Slowly incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Once combined, add in the chocolate chips and dried cherries and mix.
- Chill the dough for 20-30 minutes, just to firm it up slightly. (Because I'm impatient, I typically scoop the dough onto trays and pop them into the freezer for about 5 minutes instead).
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a cookie sheet.
- With a medium cookie scoop (about 2 Tbsp of dough per cookie), scoop the dough and spread evenly on the cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 14-15 minutes, or until the cookies are slightly golden brown.
- Enjoy!
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
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Meet Michelle
I’m a self-taught baker who truly believes it’s impossible to be upset when eating dessert. It’s my life’s goal to bake everyone happy!
If I’m not baking, I’m probably reading a good book with a cup a coffee in hand.
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Chocolate and cherries is totally a winning combo in my book! These look so ultra-soft and chewy, I just want to grab one out of my screen to go with my coffee!
Ooooh I love the combination of chocolate and cherries! These cookies are right up my alley 🙂
I just used those cherry chips in a recipe the other day and I think I ate half the bag before I even adde them into the recipe! These cookies look delicious, Michelle! Such a fun twist!
I agree with you, no chocolate chip cookie is ever average. Love the cherry chips! Never tried that before.
I didn’t know these delicious morsels existed! I can’t wait to try them!
YES Christmas music! I love the chocolate and cherry combo 🙂
I haven’t had the cherry chips yet, but the peanut butter delightfuls are sinful. 🙂
Cherry chocolate chips? I need these in my life! Love the sound of these cookies – and chocolate and cherry flavors together is just absolutely perfect!
I’m so happy Christmas music is back on Kost. It really does help when you’re stuck in LA traffic. Love the combinations of flavors in these cookies!
MMMMM! I love love chocolate and cherry. Delish!
Give me chocolate cherry anything! These look SO yummy!