Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Recipe courtesy Ashley Berman, Astoria, NY

Show: Ultimate Recipe ShowdownEpisode: Ultimate Recipe Showdown: Cookies

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (13)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 3 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 35 min

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup good quality cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup dry red wine, such as burgundy
10 ounces dark chocolate, broken into chunks
1 cup dried tart cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In a bowl of an electric mixer, or with a handheld mixer, combine butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and wine and combine. Slowly in batches add the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in the chocolate and cherries. On a nonstick cookie sheet, place a heaping tablespoon of dough for each cookie about 2 inches apart from each other. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until tops are still soft looking but edges look firm.

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recipe Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
killian Columbia, SC 04-28-2009
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Idea
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great cookie idea. I havent tried it yet. Watched the show while at work and logged online to find it. I love... cherries and chocolate but I wonder if it would be just as good with another of my favorites - rasberries??? Read more
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Tom Crozier, VA 03-30-2009
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Best cookie ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the only cookie that I really crave! Very little tweaking is necessary. I love the combination of dark chocolate... and tart cherries so I increased the dried cherries to 1 1/2 cups. No other changes and the cooking time is fine, exactly 10 minutes in my oven. Just use the best dark chocolate you can find (Ghiardelli or Lindt 70 to 72% works for me) - much better than chocolate chips. Some mentioned that the cookies were breaking apart. It helps to use a silpat mat on the baking sheet and let the cookies cool on the pan for a couple of minutes before you move them.Read more
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bill waynesville, NC 12-27-2008
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Fantastic!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Great cookie that is easy to make. Just make sure you don't overbake or they will be crunchy - which you do not want with... this cookie. Can substitute cranberries for the cherries a have a great Christmas cookie.Read more
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Judy Bowie, MD 12-25-2008
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wow these are the best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made the recipe once and they were gone before I could put them on gift trays! I did use about 1/4 cup more flour to get... the consistency right. Second time I made it, I did some substitutions. I used white chocolate chips and, because I didnt have enough wine I put in 2 Tbsp of sherry to top off. Also, and this is soooo good, I didnt have quite enough cherries so, I put in dried blueberries. The combo of the sherry and the blueberries is delectable!!!! I never would have thought to put wine in cookies, but the wine and chocolate is awesome. thanks!!! Read more
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Suzy portland, OR 11-28-2008
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Not bad as written, could hold together better
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

My 13-year old and I made these this afternoon. They taste great but flattened out and fell apart when I tried to get them... onto the cooling rack. I also did not have the wine and subbed cran-raspberry juice. The flavor is nice this way; I'd like to try it with the wine, too, though (and more flour!). With some tweaking, these will be 5-star, make again cookies at our house.Read more
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Anonymous 07-21-2008
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cathmcd
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies were a hit at party. I also like how easy they are to make. This is a recipe I'll make again and again.