Best 7 Chocolate Chip Cherry Chunk Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful symphony of flavors with our delectable Chocolate Chip Cherry Chunk Cookies. These cookies are a harmonious blend of rich chocolate chips and plump, juicy cherries, nestled in a soft and chewy cookie dough. Each bite offers a burst of sweetness from the cherries, balanced by the浓郁dark chocolate chips. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike.

In this article, we present you with three irresistible variations of this classic cookie recipe. The first recipe stays true to the traditional combination of chocolate chips and cherries. The second recipe adds a touch of sophistication with the inclusion of dried cranberries, creating a delightful medley of flavors. And for those who prefer a burst of citrus, the third recipe incorporates tangy orange zest, resulting in a cookie that is both refreshing and satisfying.

With clear instructions and helpful tips, we guide you through the baking process, ensuring that your cookies turn out perfect every time. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, these recipes are accessible and enjoyable for all skill levels.

So preheat your oven and gather your ingredients, because it's time to embark on a delicious journey with our Chocolate Chip Cherry Chunk Cookies. Let's bake up a batch of pure bliss and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES



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These rich, fudgy cookies are chewy and studded with tangy dried cherries. It's a good thing the recipe makes only a small batch, because we eat them all in one night! -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dried cherries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate and cherries. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake until firm, 12-14 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 88mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CHOCOLATE CHUNK-TART CHERRY COOKIES



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Add dried tart cherries to these chocolate chunk cookies for a little spin on chocolate-covered cherries.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 1h35m

Yield about 2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dried tart cherries

Steps:

  • Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and beat to combine.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chunks and dried cherries.
  • Scoop slightly mounded tablespoons of the dough and roll into balls. Arrange about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Bake until the cookies are set and golden on the bottom, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHUNK COOKIES



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This is my recipe that won the local Wal*Mart Cookie Bake Off in Napoleon, Ohio this year.

Provided by Pam Roth

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     International Cookie Recipes     American Cookie Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl , cream the vegetable shortening and the two sugars. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips and the nuts. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Drop cookie by teaspoonfuls onto shiny lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes and transfer to wire racks to cool. Take out of oven when lightly colored - they will darken after being taken off cookie sheet.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.4 calories, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 142.8 mg, Sugar 21.5 g

TORIE'S CHERRY CHOCOLATE-CHUNK COOKIES



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Torie Hallock makes these everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cookies at Skylands, Martha's house in Maine. They are full of oats, dried cherries, chocolate chips, and bits of toffee candy.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups oats
1 cup dried cherries
4 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup toffee pieces

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flour and baking soda.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice during mixing. Add the egg; mix on high speed to combine. Add the vanilla; mix to combine. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and mix on low speed until well combined. Add the oats, cherries, chocolate, and toffee pieces; mix to combine after each addition.
  • Spoon a heaping tablespoon of dough onto a lined baking sheet. Repeat, spacing 2 inches apart.
  • Bake cookies until golden brown, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating baking sheet halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container up to 2 days.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES



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I created these after a trip up north to Traverse City, Michigan's Cherry Festival. Wonderful with their dried cherries! A big hit wherever I take them!

Provided by Pat B.

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     International Cookie Recipes     American Cookie Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup butter flavored shortening (such as Crisco®)
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
1 cup dried tart cherries
¾ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup chopped pecans
1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chunks (such as SACO®)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • Beat the unsalted butter, butter flavored shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time; beat in the vanilla extract and almond extract with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the cherries, walnuts, pecans, and chocolate chunks, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until browned around the edges, 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes; remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 14.7 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 63.9 mg, Sugar 12.8 g

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield about 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

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

Steps:

  • 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.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHUNK-CHERRY COOKIES



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These crave-worthy cookies have a kiss ofcherry and make a sweet valentine when sealedwith a personalized cherry-hearts tag. Try swapping the cherries fordried cranberries, which arejust as tart and a cinch to find.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield Makes about 40

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups packed light-brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (2 1/2 cups)
8 ounces dried cherries (1 1/2 cups)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisktogether flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat butterand sugars until pale and fluffy.Add eggs, 1 at a time, beatingwell after each addition. Beat invanilla, then flour mixture.Beat in chocolate and cherries.Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
  • Roll dough into 1 3/4-inch balls(about 3 tablespoons each),and arrange on parchment-linedbaking sheets, spacing about3 inches apart. Bake until edgesare golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Letcool on sheets set on wire racksfor 10 minutes. Transfer cookiesto racks; let cool completely.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate chips and fresh cherries for the best flavor.
  • Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking to help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Line your baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent the cookies from sticking.
  • Bake the cookies until they are golden brown around the edges but still soft in the center.
  • Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Conclusion:

These chocolate chip cherry chunk cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their chewy texture, rich chocolate flavor, and sweet cherry chunks, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give these chocolate chip cherry chunk cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!

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