I pondered and pondered how one could somehow utilize the decadence of dark and white chocolate, dried tart cherries, and espresso simultaneously. The answer? Put it all in a cookie- the answer to many of life's great dilemmas. These are easy to make and a harmonious union of tart from cherries, slightly bitter from the instant coffee, and sweet from the two variations of chocolate chips! I discovered this recipe at allrecipes.com, where they call it "Lots of Chocolate Cherry Cookies" (I like my invented name better).
What's Inside:
-1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
-1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
-1 tsp baking powder
-1/2 cup softened butter
-1 cup white sugar
-1 egg
-2 tsp instant coffee granules (doubled from the original recipe- add more or less depending on your love or lack thereof of coffee)
-1 tsp vanilla extract (if you are like me in your baking style, you'll just guess this amount)
-1/4 cup each of dark chocolate and white chocolate chips
-1 cup dried cherries
How to Make Them:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2) Mix flour, cocoa and baking powder in a bowl
3) Beat butter and sugar in a separate bowl with a mixer
4) Add egg, coffee granules and vanilla to the butter/sugar mixture
5) Once combined, add the flour mixture
6) Stir in chocolate chips and cherries
7) Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheet
8) Bake around 10-12 minutes depending on the hastiness and power of your oven
9) Cool on cookie sheet and enjoy!
