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Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
5 from 15 votes

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies blend chopped maraschino cherries with semi-sweet chocolate chips in a butter and brown sugar cookie base. The dough includes vanilla and almond extracts and a touch of pink gel food coloring, yielding cookies that are sweet, fruity, and slightly nutty. Baked until lightly golden, they have a chewy texture with bursts of cherry and chocolate.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
14 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 83 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter softened, unsalted
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 large legg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • ¼ tsp almond extract pure
  • 2 drops pink gel food
  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ¾ cup maraschino cherries chopped, drained and dried
  • ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
  2. Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar until combined and smooth.
  3. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and almond extract until combined.
  4. Mix in the pink gel food coloring.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
  6. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
  7. Gently fold in the cherries and the chocolate chips.
  8. Use an ice cream scoop and scoop batter onto the cookie sheet.
  9. Bake in the oven for 14-16 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
  10. Allow to cool completely.

Nutrition Information

Calories 83kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 12mg (4%) Sodium 35mg (1%) Potassium 35mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 87IU (2%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 83

% Daily Value*

Calories 83kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 35mg 1%
Potassium 35mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 87IU 2%
Calcium 8mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.