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Dark Cherry Chocolate Cookies

Staci at Random Sweets
With deep chocolate flavor from cocoa and bittersweet chips, and a burst of cherry from the morsels and extract, these cookies are so much better than chocolate covered cherries.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature , 2 sticks
  • ½ cup sugar
  • cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cherry extract
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup chopped cherry-flavored baking morsels, or finely grated
  • 1 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips
  • powdered confectioners sugar to sprinkle on top, optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 375°F.
  • In a small bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, soda, and salt.
  • In a separate large bowl, cream together softened butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and cherry extract until creamy. 
  • Beat in eggs until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in corn syrup. Gradually beat in flour mixture until combined. Stir in the chopped cherry chips and the cacao chips.
  • Drop by extra-large teaspoons full onto a baking sheet. (Makes 6 cookies at a time on regular sized cookie sheets.) Bake at 375˚ for 15 minutes or until the edges are crispy and the middle is just set.
  • Cool on pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack. When completely cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Keyword bittersweet chips, cherry chips, cocoa, cookie dough, cookies

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