Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies

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  • Total Time 60 min Ico-add
  • Yield 36 Servings
  • Level Easy

They're like chocolate covered cherries only with a cookie attached. This double chocolate cherry cookies recipe is a big hit any time they're made.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 can (7 ounces) pitted sour cherries, drained
  • 1/2 cup kirsch (cherry brandy) - optional
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose/plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar (demerara or barbados)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract/essence
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract/essence
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 5 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 5 ounces semisweet/dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. 2. Soak the cherries in the kirsch in a medium bowl for 15 minutes. Drain well.
  3. 3. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl.
  4. 4. Beat the butter with the granulated and raw sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy. Add the vanilla, almond extract and egg, beating until just blended.
  5. 5. Mix in the dry ingredients followed by the cherries, white chocolate, dark chocolate and macadamia nuts.
  6. 6. Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons about two inches apart on to the prepared cookie sheets.
  7. 7. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  8. 8. Let cool on the sheet pans for 15 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.