This Vanilla Cherry Chocolate cookie recipe is as easy as it comes! It is a scoop cookie, but you could also form it into a log and then slice-and-bake them too!
1cup unsalted butter( 2 sticks) at room temperature
1cupgranulated sugar
1/2cuppacked light brown sugar
4teaspoonspure vanilla extract
2largeeggsat room temperature
12ouncessemisweet chocolate chips
1cupfinely chopped dried sweet cherries
Turbinado or sanding sugarfor garnish
Instructions
Mix The Dry Ingredients: Heat oven to 350°F and arrange racks in upper and lower third. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and whisk to break up any lumps and aerate; set aside.
Cream The Butter: Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugars and beat on medium speed until mixture looks airy, fluffy, and lighter in color, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla then eggs, one at a time, and mix well after each addition.
Mix In The Chocolate And Cherries: Turn off mixer, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the flour mixture. Mix on low speed until just incorporated. Remove bowl from mixer and stir in the chocolate and cherries.
Scoop Out The Dough: Scoop the dough by rounded tablespoons and arrange on two parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving at least 1/2-inch between cookies. (You should have about 12 to 15 cookies per sheet.) Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of the turbinado or sanding sugar.
Bake The Cookies: Place two sheets in oven and bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until undersides are golden brown, tops are set and slightly golden, about 14 minutes total. Remove cookies to a cooling rack and repeat to bake off remaining dough.