Chewy Chocolate Chunk-Cherry Cookies

By brenie_shydee

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 •3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 •2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 •1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 •3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 •2 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 1 •1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 •4 large eggs
• 2 •2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 12 •12 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (2 1/2 cups)
• 8 •8 ounces dried cherries (1 1/2 cups)

Preparation

Step 1

•Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter and sugars until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, then flour mixture. Beat in chocolate and cherries. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

•Roll dough into 1 3/4-inch balls (about 3 tablespoons each), and arrange on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 3 inches apart. Bake until edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets set on wire racks for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; let cool completely