These Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies are the perfect combination of sweet cherry, melty dark chocolate and a thick chewy cookie! If you're a fan of chocolate covered cherries, you are going to love this recipe! It's easy to make and an even easier to eat!
Cherry Cookies
These Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies are absolutely addicting! They start off with my favorite vanilla cookie dough. I like to add a few drops of almond extract which enhances the flavor of the cherries!
Then I add in a few chopped cherries and some chopped dark chocolate. The cherries are so sweet and are perfectly balanced with the dark chocolate swirls!
Fresh or Frozen Cherries
When it comes to adding fruit to cookies, there's a delicate balance between getting the perfect consistency without adding extra moisture and liquid to the cookie dough.
I like to use frozen cherries that I take straight from the freezer, chop them up, and add right to the cookie dough. Don't let them thaw out or have them sitting at room temperature for too long. By letting the cherries defrost, they'll end up releasing more moisture which could throw off the consistency of the cookie dough.
Using fresh fruit can have the same problem! Fruit can have a ton of liquid in it, so using frozen fruit helps control that!
Chocolate Bars versus Chocolate Chips
Chocolate chips, chocolate bars, chocolate chunks, there's so many different chocolate options! Before I get into the details of each of these, it should be noted that all of them are delicious and they will all work totally well in this recipe! So feel free to use whatever you already have in your pantry!
To get this really pretty melty swirls of dark chocolate in your cookie, I like to use chopped chocolate bars. Chocolate chips are delicious but they have certain stabilizers in them to create that perfect swooped chip shape. Because of this, the chocolate chips will still retain their shape slightly when baking.
Chocolate chunks are pretty similar to chocolate chips, but they melt a little bit better. I would say that a chocolate chunk is the perfect middle ground between chocolate chips and a chocolate bar.
Despite chopping chocolate being another step in the recipe, I think it's worth it in the name of melty chocolate.
Other Cookie Recipes to Love
Strawberry Poptart Cookies - Everything you know and love about poptarts wrapped into these delicious Strawberry Poptart Cookies! This cookie is made with white chocolate chips, freeze-dried strawberries, and swirls of jam throughout. What poptart cookie would be complete without sprinkles!? The sprinkles really make this cookie!
Peanut Butter Banana Cookies - These Peanut Butter Banana Cookies are what chunky-monkey-ice-cream dreams are made of! A perfect combination of creamy peanut butter, sweet banana, and dark chocolate swirls throughout. You won’t be able to have just one!
Single Serve Sugar Cookies - This Single Serve Sugar Cookie recipe is perfect for those nights where your cookie craving hits but you only want enough cookies for just you! No need to share with this recipe! This sugar cookie is the perfect combination of crispy edges and a gooey middle. It’s also the perfect amount of cookies for an ice cream sandwich, which I recommend trying.
Ingredient List:
- Butter
- Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Dark Chocolate
- Frozen Cherries
The combination of the cherries and the dark chocolate feels so rich and indulgent without being overwhelming! Chocolate covered cherries have always been one of my favorite treats, but I might like these cookies even better!
Cheers!
-Holly Michelle
Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Equipment
- 2 oz Cookie Scoop
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 stick Butter
- ½ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Brown Sugar packed
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ teaspoon Almond Extract
- 2 cups Flour
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ cup Dark Chocolate chopped
- ¼ cup Frozen Cherries chopped into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until everything is smooth and creamy.1 stick Butter, ½ cup Sugar, ½ cup Brown Sugar packed
- Add in one egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix together.1 Egg, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, ⅛ teaspoon Almond Extract
- Then, add in flour and baking powder. On a low speed, mix all the dry ingredients to the dough.½ teaspoon Baking Powder, 2 cups Flour
- Chop chocolate to small pieces, then add to the dough and stir together with a spatula, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to get everything mixed together.½ cup Dark Chocolate chopped
- Take the cherries right out of the freezer*, chop into small pieces, then add to the dough. Stir once or twice until the cherries are just combined**.¼ cup Frozen Cherries
- Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out the cookie dough and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for about 12-14 minutes, the centers will still be slightly gooey.
- Let cool slightly, and enjoy!
Stephen
Cookies came out very tasty!!! However, when I first tried recipe the dough did not form. It says 1 stick of butter- but I think it is supposed to be 2 sticks! I tried again with 2 and it came out perfectly. It yielded 14 cookies for me.