Well, you'll certainly love this recipe! Today is Friday, a day sacred to the goddess of love, whether you know her as Venus, Aphrodite, or any other name. I'm going to share with you a recipe I made a couple of Fridays ago. I took a double batch of these cookies to work and they disappeared quick as a flash! This is a recipe that may or may not be put into my cookbook. I hope you enjoy.
I call these cookies "Chewy Chocolate Cherry Sin". hee hee!
2.5 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch or two of salt
1 cup butter, divided
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
6-8 ounces dark chocolate (semi-sweet or unsweetened, so the cookies aren't too sweet)
1 cup chocolate chips (the darker the better)
1 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Melt half the butter with the dark chocolate. Put the rest of the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl. Add the melted chocolate. Mix until well combined. Beat in two eggs. Add vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients, then mix in the chocolate chips and dried cherries and the nuts if you're using them. I would use pecans, almonds or hazelnuts. Walnuts might be too overpowering. The cherry flavor is quite delicate.
Grab about a tablespoonful at a time, roll into a ball, and place onto a greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly. Place the cookies 1 1/2-2 inches apart. Bake at about 350-375 for 6-8 minutes per tray. I like to remove them when they're still just a teeny bit soft and just let them finish firming up as they cool. Melting the butter helps make them really chewy.
If you're feeling a bit PMS-ish, these will hit the spot, methinks. I had to "test" a few, which is why I made a double batch!
2 comments:
Oh yes, I want to sin, sin, SIN!
These sound divine!
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