White Chocolate Cherry Cookies
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These White Chocolate Cherry Cookies are perfect for spring, special occasions, or even for Valentine’s Day!
(Post modified on 6/6/23.)
They are always a hit when I make them. Full of delicious white chocolate pieces and chopped dried cherries, plus chunks of sliced almonds. Yum!
A Note About Ingredients
When buying white chocolate, I like to shop for the best that I can afford. Ghirardelli makes lovely chips, as does Nestle Toll House. However, you just cannot go wrong with Ghirardelli when baking cookies, whether it’s white chocolate, semi-sweet, or bittersweet. So good, and well worth the extra money spent on them. If possible, look for coupons before buying.
If you’ve never purchased dried cherries, I encourage you to do so. I love them in scones, and especially in these cookies. They are also very yummy in my Chewy Granola Bars! I like to buy they at our nearest Aldi store, or Walmart also carries them. Or if you’re very ambitious, try drying your own! See Recipes with Dried Cherries Here.
As for nuts, I usually make these cookies with sliced almonds, which I always have in my cupboard. On occasion, I’ve used chopped macadamia nuts, which are very delicious and escalate these cookies to another bar level of scrumptiousness!
More Favorite Cookie Ideas
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Cowboy Cookies
- Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Ingredients for White Chocolate Cherry Cookies
(See the full recipe at the bottom of this post.)
- butter, room temperature
- light brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- baking soda
- dried dark cherries, chopped
- white chocolate chips (I love Ghirardelli)
- sliced almonds
Instructions for Making This Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather all your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
Using a bench knife chop the dried cherries into small pieces.
If using whole almonds, chop into small pieces. Otherwise, sliced almonds work well.
Make the Cookie Dough
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.
Add large eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture and mix well.
Stir in chopped dried cherries, white chocolate chips, and sliced almonds to incorporate.
Drop by large tablespoons 2″ apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. I learned years ago from a lady in our church that large cookies bake up into bakery-style, scrumptious-looking cookies. And it’s true. Try it and see!
I like to use portion scoops when baking cookies in an effort to make them all the same size and shape. For this recipe, I might use a Vollrath – size 30 (1 oz) scoop.
For a chewy cookie, bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes until golden brown. If a crunchier cookie is desired, baked for a few minutes more. Cool on wire racks.
This recipe will make 2-3 dozen large cookies.
See more Cookie Recipes Here.
White Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup dried cherries chopped
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather all your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table.
Prepare the Ingredients
- Using a cutting board and bench or chef's knife, chop the dried cherries into small pieces.
- If using whole almonds, chop the almonds into small pieces. Otherwise sliced almonds work well.
Make the Cookies
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Add large eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture and mix well.
- Stir in chopped dried cherries, white chocolate chips, and sliced almonds to incorporate.
- Drop by large tablespoons 2" apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Makes 2-3 dozen.
Notes
Nutrition
This definitely looks like my kind of cookie recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!
I'm glad, Terri. Hope you enjoy them! I really like the mix of cherries and white chocolate with almonds. Yum!
These look scrumptious! Can’t wait to give them a try.
I hope you will love them as much as we do, Nancy. Thanks for stopping by!