Description
Chocolate cherry cookies bring rich, indulgent flavors from classic American baking traditions. Sweet cherries nestled in dark chocolate dough create irresistible moments of pure deliciousness you won’t be able to resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (188 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (40 g) Dutch-process cocoa powder
- ¾ cup (168 g) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup (165 g) light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
Ganache and Topping Ingredients:
- 5 ounces (141 g) chocolate (Endangered Species Chocolate Vibrant Cherries + Dark Chocolate)
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons (90 milliliters) heavy cream
- ¼ cup (85 g) cherry preserves
Instructions
- Craft a delicate mixture of flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and sea salt in a medium bowl, ensuring a uniform blend. Reserve for later use.
- Utilize an electric mixer to cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes light and airy.
- Incorporate egg yolks and vanilla extract, whipping until the texture transforms into a fluffy consistency.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring on low speed until just incorporated.
- Shape the dough into 32 uniform spheres, using a cookie scoop. Create a gentle indentation in the center of each ball using the back of a ¼ teaspoon.
- Refrigerate the prepared dough for one hour to enhance flavor development and texture.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Arrange cookies with ample spacing, ensuring no more than 8 per sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, achieving a perfect balance of crisp edges and soft centers.
- Upon removal, delicately re-press the cookie centers to maintain the desired shape. Optionally, use a circular cutter to refine the edges while still warm.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- For the ganache, place chopped chocolate in a medium bowl.
- Heat heavy cream until it reaches a near-boiling point, then pour over the chocolate. Stir meticulously until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Blend cherry preserves into the ganache, ensuring complete integration.
- Carefully spoon approximately one teaspoon of ganache into each cookie’s center.
- Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes to allow the ganache to set and stabilize.
- Store the completed cookies in an airtight container, preserving their delectable quality for up to three days.
Notes
- Chill the cookie dough for an hour to enhance flavor and prevent spreading during baking.
- Create a perfect indent in cookie centers for maximum ganache holding capacity.
- Use high-quality chocolate and fresh cherry preserves for rich, authentic taste.
- Allow cookies to cool slightly on baking sheet before transferring to prevent crumbling.
- Refrigerate filled cookies briefly to help ganache set quickly and maintain elegant appearance.
- Store in airtight container to preserve texture and prevent moisture absorption.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg