Recipe: Perfect Cherry Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies

Cherry Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies. Cover cookie sheets with parchment paper. In large bowl with mixer beat butter until smooth and creamy. Beat in almond extract and powdered sugar. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.

I have become obsessed with all things cherry. Cherry cobbler and chocolate cherry cupcakes are my usual go-to recipes. But now, I'm all about these cherry almond cookies. You can cook Cherry Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cherry Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies

1. You need 2 cup of all-purpose flour.
2. Prepare 3/4 tsp of baking soda.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. You need 3/4 cup of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
5. You need 1 cup of light brown sugar, packed.
6. It's 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
7. Prepare 1 of large egg.
8. It's 1 of large egg yolk.
9. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. Prepare 1 cup of dark chocolate cherry filled chocolate chips A photo of the cherry chocolate chips is in direction step 6.
11. It's 1 cup of chocolate covered almonds, A photo of the chocolate almonds I used is in direction step 6.

They're a unique kind of cookie and it's difficult to describe them. They are far from a soft, chewy chocolate chip cookie. 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.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Almond Cookies step by step

1. Preheat oven to 325. Line baking sheets with parchment paper..
2. In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large owl beat butter with both sugars until light as fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla and beat in..
5. Add flour mixture and stir in until blended do not overmix.
6. Fold in cherry chocolate chips and chocolate almonds..
7. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, place 2 inches apart on prepared pan. Flatten balls lightly with the palm of your hand..
8. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes just until light golden. Don't overbake for chewy cookies. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet then cool on wire racks..
9. NOTE; these cookies freeze really well!.

These White Chocolate Cherry Almond Cookies are a chewy white chocolate chip cookie upgraded with dried cherries, slivered almonds and a little almond extract to make them irresistible. A perfect combo of flavors for Valentine's Day. You might be shocked to know this, but I have a real thing for cookies. The first time I fell in love, it was with cookies. My admirer made me homemade Chocolate Chip Cherry Cookies and gave them to me at my work.