If you love the Cherry Garcia flavors, wait until you try these Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies. Soft chewy chocolate chip cookies with bits of maraschino cherry pieces inside, these cookies are one of the most amazing cookies you can ever bake.
Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you have ever tried Cherry Garcia ice cream, you know how irresistible the sweet taste is. Now, you can have that same flavor in these incredible cookies. Rich and chewy, these Cherry Chocolate Chip cookies are heaven in a bite.
We have lots of other delicious cherry cookies including Cherry Cheesecake Cookies, Black Forest Cookies, Cherry Shortbread Cookies, and Chocolate Cherry Cookies.
Ingredients You Will Need:
One thing love about this sugar cookie recipe is that it uses almond extract. And if you’re an experienced baker, you know that almond extract and cherries are the perfect match.
- Butter – we use unsalted butter in this recipe to control the amount of salt.
- Sugar – you will need light brown sugar.
- Egg – only 1 egg is needed.
- Flavor – vanilla and almond extract are used for the perfect flavor.
- Pink gel food – this is optional, but we highly recommend for the pretty color.
- Dry ingredients – all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt.
- Cherries – Maraschino cherries work best.
- Chocolate chips – we use semi-sweet chocolate chips, but milk or dark chocolate can also be used.
How to make Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a mixer, cream together the brown sugar and butter.
- Add in the eggs, extracts and food coloring.
- In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Gently fold in the cherries and the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool before serving.
Tips and Tricks
- Drain the maraschino cherries very well, so you do not add any extra liquid to the cookie dough.
- Use paper towels to absorb the extra juice. Do this before and after dicing them.
- Place extra chocolate chips to the tops of the warm cookies after baking them for bakery style cookies.
Can I Freeze Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies?
After you have baked these cookies, you can move them to a freezer bag to freeze them. You can also freeze the cookie dough batter. Freeze the batter as a whole batch, but you can also freeze the cookies as dough balls. Scoop the cookie dough and then freeze it on a plate. Once you have it frozen, you can move the dough balls to the freezer.
Can I Use Fresh Cherries in These Cookies?
Fresh cherries would be hard to use in this recipe because of the pits however, you could take the pits out and make these cookies with fresh cherries. You can also use frozen cherries if you prefer them to the canned maraschino cherries.
Other Cherry Dessert Recipes:
- Cherry Cheesecake Dip
- Cherry Bread Pudding
- Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
- Cherry Pie Bars
- Layered Cherry Coke Cake
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 large legg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp pure almond extract
- 2 drops pink gel food
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¾ cup maraschino cherries chopped, drained and dried
- ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar until combined and smooth.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla and almond extract until combined.
- Mix in the pink gel food coloring.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Gently fold in the cherries and the chocolate chips.
- Use an ice cream scoop and scoop batter onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 14-16 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely.
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4 comments on “Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Made these for my grandkids and daughter they were a big success. Will definitely make them again.
Loved this receip. Great cookies, but recipe says add 1 large LEG. not egg. error. LOL> Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
I was looking for a new cookie for valentines .i believe I found it. They look delicious.thank you
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