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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Recipe / Priscilla Tsai Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Posted By Priscilla Tsai on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 8:19 AM
While eating my way through Seattle's Pike Place food market last week, I discovered Chukar Cherries. The bird-logoed company native to the Pacific Northwest produces delicious chocolates, dried fruits, and sauces. Best known for their dried cherries, the company offers awesome chocolate covered cherries. The blend of dark bittersweet chocolate and tart dried cherries make these little bauble treats delicious. The rich chocolate coating offsets the tartness of the cherries. So amazing, loaded up on my suitcase with a supply to take back to Charlotte. (If you ever find yourself in Seattle, check out the REI flagship store on Yard Avenue ... you can buy an assortment of Chukar candy by the pound at the self-serve kiosk of candy dispensers. Exciting, I know.)
Inspired by this chocolate cherry combo, I came home wanting to try using the same flavors in cookie form. I came up with a Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookie. The cookie has an oatmeal cookie base with organic dried cherries, organic dark chocolate, whole wheat flour and some wheat bran for a tad extra added health benefits. Hey, in Seattle they are all about some natural health foods.
Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoons corn syrup*
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons wheat bran **
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups oats (not instant)
1 cup dried cherries
8 ounces dark chocolate chunks
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat butter, shortening and brown sugar together until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add vanilla and corn syrup.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flours, wheat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add to the butter mixture just until combined. Do not overmix. Stir in oats, cherries, and chocolate.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lined baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until bottom edges are lightly browned. Cool on pans for a few minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
*The corn syrup keeps the cookies chewy.
** If you don't have wheat bran on hand, it's not a big deal if you omit it.
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