Our rich Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Cookies are doubly delicious! Dark chocolate cookies are filled with fresh seasonal cherries & dark chocolate chips. The perfect cookie for any chocolate lover!
It's cookie time! And today I'm bringing you Chocolate Chocolate Cherry Cookies just in time for cherry season! I just couldn't help making these easy cookies with my husband's favorite fruit.
Usually when I think of cherries, I think of Cherry Cheesecake, Cherry Pie or Chocolate Cherry Tart but I thought why not add a cookie recipe to the mix. And I'd never tried making a cookie with fresh cherries but I was determined to make it happen.
And what better combination than cherries and chocolate! Think chocolate-covered cherries and you've hit the nail on the head. But I didn't just want to make a chocolate cookie with cherries I wanted to overdose on chocolate (for some reason I am craving it this month) so I added dark chocolate chips too! Overkill? I say not!
My first try was a little too fudgy, but would be great on ice cream, but it wasn't the cookie I was looking for. (Don't you love it when your mistakes are delicious too and can be used for something else?!) I decided they just had to be baked a little longer and voilà - they came out a little crunchy on the outside and chewy and fudgy on the inside. Yay!
If you love chocolate you just have to try these and, if you love cherries, these are definitely a no-brainer to make.
If you love cherries try some of the yummy recipes below.
More Cherry Recipes to Enjoy!
Tart Cherry Oatmeal Cookies from Magnolia Days
Chocolate Cherry Breakfast Popsicles
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CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2-¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1-½ cups dark chocolate chips or chocolate bar broken into chunks
- 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted & chopped into small pieces
Instructions
- Cream butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until just combined, about 30-45 seconds.
- Add vanilla and eggs and continue to beat until well incorporated.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add gradually to above mixture and mix until well combined.
- When preparing cherries, pit & chop into small pieces. Place on paper towel and roll up pressing lightly to get out any extra liquid to avoid mushy, underdone cookies.
- Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
- Wrap dough and place in refrigerator to chill, about 45 minutes to one hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove dough and, using a small cookie scoop, place mounds on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 4-5 minutes before removing cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
betty says
hi there, your cookies look great, but mine dont look anything like this. Mine were rather puffy, not crackly like yours. I wonder what went wrong!
Linda Warren says
Puffy cookies are yummy too but there could be several reasons why yours aren't flatter and more crackly. Whipping too much air into the dough while creaming the butter and sugar is the usual cause. This recipe calls for a short creaming period until just combined. It could also be caused by adding too many eggs,too much flour or using too much baking powder. Hope this helps and hope you enjoyed them anyway. 🙂
betty says
Thank you Linda. I was so careful to follow directions, but no worries. I will try it again!
Linda Warren says
Thanks Laura! They were gone in a flash around here. Cherries are one of my husband's favorites so I think I know who ate most of them. 🙂
Holly says
There can never be too much chocolate and cherries are a great addition too!
akshatha says
u can't go wrong with chocolate and cherries ! they look really good!
Mary Frances says
I absolutely love chocolate and cherries as a combination. These look delicious!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
I love it when you have delicious baking mistakes! These cookies are gorgeous and thanks for the creaming butter and sugar tip!
Renee Dobbs says
Oooh! Fudgy cherry cookies - how great!