Triple Chocolate Cherry Drop Cookies

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Start to finish: 1 hour (35 minutes active)

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup finely chopped chocolate chunks or miniature chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup dried cherries, plus another 36 reserved
  • 11 -ounce bag white chocolate bits

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the butter and both sugars. Use an electric mixer to beat until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed, about 5 minutes.

Reduce the speed to low and add the egg and vanilla, mixing to fully incorporate. Gradually add the dry ingredients, then mix in the chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of cherries.

Arrange 1 tablespoon balls of dough on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1 1/2 inches of space between each cookie.

Bake the cookies, rotating the sheets from to back and top to bottom halfway through, until spread and set, about 8 to 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Set out sheets of parchment or waxed paper.

Once the cookies are cool, in a microwave-safe bowl, heat the white chocolate on high in 15-second bursts, stirring between each, until fully melted and smooth.

One at a time, dunk half of each cookie into the melted white chocolate, then set on the parchment paper. Place 1 of the reserved cherries on top of the white chocolate on each cookie. Refrigerate to set.