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Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

[heart_this] · Dec 4, 2013 · 40 Comments

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies never had it any better than with the addition of maraschino cherries!

This year I started my holiday baking with a different take on my favourite cookie from last year, the chocolate and maraschino cherry shortbread cookies, except that this time I used the same cherry and chocolate flavour combo in chocolate chip cookies! You really just cannot go wrong with chocolate chip cookies and throwing cherries into the mix will only make things better since the chocolate and cherry combo is a fabulous one! One of the best things about homemade chocolate chip cookies, other than the fact that they are so ridiculously addictively good, is that they are so easy to make. You literally just need to spend about 5 minutes combining ingredients and then you throw them in the oven. The hardest part about making them is waiting for them to finish baking, and that 10 minutes of bake time will seem like an eternity as your kitchen starts to fill up with the aroma of fresh baked cookies, and then you have to wait for them to cool, but then again that burnt tongue might just be worth it! For these maraschino cherry chocolate chip cookies you will also have to chop up some cherries but that only takes a few more minutes and it is definitely worth the effort!

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Perfect with a tall glass of milk!

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 18

Chocolate chip cookies never had it any better than with the addition of maraschino cherries!

ingredients
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
directions
  1. Mix the butter and sugars in a bowl, beat in the egg followed by the vanilla extract.
  2. Mix the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl.
  3. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until they are just incorporated.
  4. Mix in the chocolate and the maraschino cherries.
  5. Place the dough onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet one tablespoon at a time and bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until just lightly golden brown around the edges, about 8-10 minutes, let cool on sheet for 2 minutes and transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Option: Use white chocolate chips instead of dark.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 182, Fat 8g (Saturated 5g, Trans 0.2g), Cholesterol 23mg, Sodium 110mg, Carbs 27g (Fiber 1g, Sugars 19g), Protein 1g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    December 4, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    Wow! Great-looking cookies, Kevin! Love the specks of red! 🙂

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  2. Maria says

    December 4, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    Love cherry and chocolate together!

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  3. naomi says

    December 4, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    I agree – cherry and chocolate are always great together. Love how the maraschino lends a bright burst of color.

    Reply
  4. Julie @ Table for Two says

    December 4, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    How creative to use maraschino cherries! Cherries and chocolate a great combo!

    Reply
  5. Tara Gustafson says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    You are brilliant! This looks like the perfect Christmas cookie! I think these will make the list for our Christmas Eve Party, thank you!

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  6. Jeanette says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    A very festive cookie Kevin!

    Reply
  7. mj121 says

    December 4, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    Such a great idea! They look amazing.

    Reply
  8. Martha says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:49 am

    Love the addition of maraschino cherries. It makes the cookies look so festive. My Mom always bakes a banana cake with chocolate and maraschino cherries this time of year that I love. It makes me think it would be fun to do a cookie variation with the same flavors.

    Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:28 am

    Look awesome, Kevin. I am going back to making your Maraschino Shortbread again this year.

    Reply
  10. Tieghan says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:25 am

    So festive!! What a great cookie. Nothing beat chocolate chip!

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  11. [email protected] says

    December 5, 2013 at 6:20 am

    This looks just perfect! will definitely try this:)

    Reply
  12. Joanne says

    December 5, 2013 at 11:51 am

    The cherries add such a festive look to the cookies!!

    Reply
  13. Pam says

    December 5, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    The cherries really do make them so Christmasy!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    December 5, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Thank you for this great suggestion! Sometimes it truly is the simple tweak that makes all the difference. Here's hoisting a cup of hot tea w/to you! timberdawn

    Reply
  15. Jamie Morton says

    December 5, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    These cherry cookies look perfect! I'll try the recipe for sure!
    Carpet cleaning

    Reply
  16. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

    December 5, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    I love maraschino cherries so I'm pretty ecstatic to see them in cookies! Pinning!

    Reply
  17. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    December 6, 2013 at 4:15 am

    Very fun cookies ~ love the bright red cherries!

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    December 6, 2013 at 11:01 am

    Hey – what a fantastic blog you have! And so many delicious recipies! I am really impressed. You must have been blogging since you were born…

    Reply
  19. Paula - bell'alimento says

    December 6, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    Love these cherry cookies! Perfect for Holiday cookie boxes!

    Reply
  20. Maggie @ A Bitchin Kitchen says

    December 6, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    I looove the chocolate and cherry combination – these look amazing!

    Reply
  21. vanillasugarblog says

    December 7, 2013 at 1:29 am

    I haven't seen a maraschino cherry in decades.
    Remember the green ones?
    Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  22. scottiedog1965 says

    December 8, 2013 at 4:08 am

    The cherries makes it look like you bled all over them. That's what I'll tell people, then I get to eat all of them.

    Reply
  23. Jenny Flake says

    December 9, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    Now that is a gorgeous cookie 🙂 Mmmm!

    Reply
  24. Brittany Smith says

    December 9, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    The perfect recipe for christmas, thanks a lot for sharing!

    Reply
  25. Jeff @ Cheese-burger.net says

    December 11, 2013 at 5:04 am

    Cherry and chocolate goes perfectly well in this cookies.

    Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    I'll comment with an actual recipe review..
    These are pretty good, I chilled the dough before baking. I think they would spread way too much otherwise. I think the recipe could use some tweaking but I was unable to find any similar recipes to compare this one with.

    Reply
  27. Anonymous says

    December 16, 2013 at 12:50 am

    These look amazing, I am baking them a week before Christmas can you please tell me the best way to store them.

    Reply
  28. kevin says

    December 16, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Anonymous: They will keep for a week or two in a sealed container at room temperature and if you want them to last longer, keep them in the fridge.

    Reply
  29. Anonymous says

    December 17, 2013 at 12:25 am

    Thank you Kevin!

    Reply
  30. Anonymous says

    December 17, 2013 at 11:04 pm

    I had to add more flour to the dough because my first batch came out too runny. After you add a little flour chill the dough for 30-45 mins. and they come out perfect!

    Reply
  31. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    December 24, 2013 at 3:28 am

    I baked maraschino cherries into cookies right about this time last year! Except I used white choc not dark. Your cookies are so festive! pinned

    Reply
  32. Anonymous says

    February 4, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Just made these, family loved them, first time I've baked cookies. I'm a huge fan of maraschino cherries as it is. So yummy 🙂

    Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    February 13, 2014 at 4:33 am

    I made these cookies and they didn't come out good they were very thin and like mush…. I don't know what happened

    Reply
  34. Anonymous says

    May 23, 2014 at 1:30 am

    Sounds awesomely delicious.
    Barb

    Reply
  35. Angela Longley says

    November 24, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    I made these cookies yesterday…Delicious!

    Reply
  36. Anonymous says

    April 4, 2015 at 7:46 pm

    I made these last Saturday, and even though I drained the cherries well and blotted them with a paper towel, the dough was very wet and the cookies turned out extremely soft – even with a couple of extra minutes in the oven. Almost more like candy than cookies (my husband ate them, anyway, though). Undaunted, I tried the recipe again the next day using dried cherries that I'd snipped to make the pieces a little smaller. The only other change I made was to add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. Success! I'm about to make another batch.

    Reply
  37. Anonymous says

    October 28, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    so delicious … I also added walnuts… not to over power it.. but just enough !!! you know what I mean….yummy

    Reply
  38. Gynnej says

    January 12, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    My first batch baked very thin. I will try the suggestions for adding more flour and chilling the dough before hand.

    Reply
  39. Dawn says

    December 1, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    Added pistachios, chopped, and pistachio extract, mmmm spumoni!!

    Reply
    • kevin says

      December 5, 2019 at 11:43 am

      Yum!

      Reply

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