CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIE

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES RECIPE
   
These rich, fudgy cookies are chewy and studded with tangy dried cherries. It’s a good thing the recipe makes only a small batch because we eat them all in one night! —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

MAKES: 20 servings

TOTAL TIME:
Prep: 15 min.
Bake: 15 min. + cooling

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dried cherries

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate and cherries.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake until firm, 12-14 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Originally published as Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies in Cooking for 2 Winter 2007, p47