Black Forest Cookies
Black forest cookies combine the flavors of chocolate and cherry into a soft, chewy cookie!
Servings: 12 -14 cookies (1 dozen)
Ingredients
- ½ stick unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup drained & finely chopped maraschino cherries plus extra for garnish
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus extra for garnish
- To top the cookies: additional chopped maraschino cherries and chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- In a mixing bowl beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer for 1 minute, or until combined. Add in the egg and vanilla extract, beat again.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing by hand with a spatula. The batter will be thick.
- Drain and finely chop the maraschino cherries. Be sure to pat the cherries to absorb as much excess liquid as possible. Add in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips, mixing with a spatula until combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop dough balls onto a silicone lined baking sheet. Press additional maraschino cherry pieces and chocolate chips all around the outside of the dough balls.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool to the touch on the baking sheet (about 15 minutes) then move them to a cooling rack.
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Notes
This recipe turned out great using gluten free flour too! We love King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg