If you’ve ever wondered what’s a good use for those candied cherries that show up at the grocery stores around the holidays, here it is! They make very colorful, good holiday cookies.
I used Pennant Red Cherries and Pennant Green Cherries for this recipe. If you can’t find them locally, you can buy them year-round from Amazon. And I confess: I got the recipe for Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies off of the Pennant container when I purchased them to make a fruitcake. They were so good, I decided to publish it here.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 24 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 8 oz. container of red or green candied cherries (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
- Beat butter, the sugars and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one.
- Gradually add the flour mixture and then stir in the chocolate chips, nuts and fruit.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely on baking sheet. Garnish with whole cherries.
- Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
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