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Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

cherry chip cookies on a cooling rack

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Like a perfectly chewy oatmeal cookie, but with tart cherries and rich dark chocolate.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 18 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup salted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg (room temp)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats (quick-cooking)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup dried cherries (chopped into small pieces)
  • 5 oz chopped dark chocolate (about 3/4 cup)
  • sea salt for topping (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Set aside
  3. Beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer for 3 minutes.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla and beat again until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula.
  5. Add the dry ingredients and beat again just until combined.
  6. Stir in the chopped chocolate and dried cherries.
  7. Line a baking sheet with parchment and drop cookie dough by the 1 1/2 tbsp onto the baking sheet, about 3 inches apart.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until just starting to brown around the edges.
  9. Immediately upon removing from the oven, use a round cookie cutter, large glass or the curve of a fork to gently push the edges of the cookie toward the center to make a perfectly circular cookie.
  10. Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack and sprinkling with sea salt.