Recipes: Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

Yield: 30 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4-1/2 ounces)
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup dried tart cherries
• 3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
• Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly spoon the flour into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
4. Place the sugar and the butter in a large bowl and beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended.
5. Add the vanilla and the egg and beat well.
6. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and beat just until combined.
7. Fold in the cherries and chocolate chips.
8. Drop the dough by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
9. Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes or just until set.
10. Remove the cookies from the oven. After they cool on the pan for five minutes, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let them cool completely before serving.