Tart cherries and dark chocolate meet in this chewy sweet cookie. I made these for my husband’s office last week. I wanted to send in something a little different from the usual and these were a great choice.
The hint of almond flavor is unexpected and it works perfectly with the cherries and the chocolate.
We’ve loved crinkle cookies for years; they are the ultimate “crisp on the outside with a soft chewy center” cookie. I regularly make cinnamon crinkle cookies and lemon crinkle cookies.
I can’t believe I never thought to make them with our favorite fillings before now. I can hardly wait to play with this idea again.
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Cherry Chocolate Chip Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 egg
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour*
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup dark or semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup dried cherries
*Gluten-Free Alternative
- ¾ cup white rice flour
- ¾ cup tapioca starch
- ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the almond extract and egg. Beat again until fluffy. Whisk together the dry ingredients and slowly add to the wet ingredients. Stir just until combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and cherries and stir again to mix throughout the dough. Scoop into 1″ balls onto a parchment or silpat lined baking tray. Bake for 10-11 minutes, until no longer shiny and slightly puffy. Remove from the oven before they are browned. Let cool on the trays for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Enjoy!
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{Originally published 11/12/13 – recipe notes updated 7/12/22}
DanielsMom says
What is xantham gum?
Mary says
Xantham gum improves the texture of certain gluten free foods. It isn't needed for the traditional version of these cookies. Thanks for asking, I had forgotten to mark it with the other GF items!
Jenn S says
Sounds like my kind of cookie… I love chocolate and cherries together!!!
Mallory Frayn says
Cherries and chocolate are a match made in heaven, and I will take any cookie that contains chocolate!
Paula says
Amen sister
Tricia Buice says
I love the almond, cherry and chocolate combination – sounds wonderful!
Sue/the view from great island says
How did you know? I'm a chocolate and cherry freak, can we just say Cherry Garcia??
Pam says
Cherry got my attention quickly! Can't wait to make these. Thanks! Love your blog!
Magnolia Verandah says
Crinkle cut cookies – don't think I have heard of these before. Pinned
Christine Mackin says
This gluten free cookies are so original! I love the idea of adding all of those flavors together and the pictures look just as good as they sound. I am going to have to try this recipe for my family for Thanksgiving. Thank you for the post and for sharing!
Unknown says
Can you use cocoanut flour …
Mary says
Coconut flour is very dry and it absorbs a great deal of moisture. I have no idea how that conversion would work for this recipe without testing it myself. If you decide to try it, let me know how it works out!