Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies from GOOP
Excellent chocolate chip cookies with dried cherries, chocolate chunks and pecans.
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups unbleached (weigh or use a light hand)** (280 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (114 grams)
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar, VERY firmly packed (130 grams)
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar (130 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces dark chocolate coarsely chopped (be sure to use a high-quality chocolate with more than 60% cacao)
- 1 cup dried cherries about 6 ounces, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup pecans coarsely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375º F.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Beat the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until incorporated. Beat in vanilla.
- On low speed or by hand, stir in the flour mixture.
- Fold in chocolate, cherries and pecans. Scoop by heaping tablespoonful onto 2 cookie sheets
- Bake for about 12 minutes, rotating after 6 min. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool and repeat process with remaining dough.
Notes
It's best to weigh the flour for these, but if don't have a scale then spoon the flour into the cup and level.
