CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES
Ingredients
:
1 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup cherry liqueur
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup white chocolate chunks or chips, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
Preparation
:Plump dried cherries by covering with boiling water; soak for 5
minutes, drain and toss with cherry liqueur. For best flavor, allow
cherries to marinate in the cherry liqueur several hours or overnight.
In separate mixing bowl, cream butter with sugars; blend in egg, vanilla
and almond extract. Fold in salt, baking soda and flour.
Drain cherries and fold into mixture with white and semi-sweet chocolate
and macadamia nuts (optional). Refrigerate dough at least one hour
before baking.
Preheat oven to 350º. Drop batter onto greased cookie sheet by the
heaping teaspoon. Bake until lightly golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove
from cookie sheet and place on wire rack to cool.
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