Nutty Chocolate Cherry Cookie Recipe

The nutty chocolate cherry cookie recipe is a colorful, tasty holiday morsel! Packed with chocolate, cherries, and nuts, how can you go wrong!

Ingredients

1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

3/4 cup chopped pecans

Hardware

Whisk

Large bowl

Medium bowl

Cookie sheets

Mixer

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2: Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside.

Step 3: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

Step 4: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with an electric mixer set on medium-high for 30 seconds.

Step 5: Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla extract.

Step 6: Gradually combine flour mixture to creamed mixture.

Step 7: Stir in the remaining ingredients.

Step 8: Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.

Step 9: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies immediately and transfer to a cooling surface.

Makes 60 cookies.

For more information on baking procedures and hardware used in this recipe see our Baking Tips section.

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