CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH DRIED CHERRY RECIPE (makes 30 cookies)
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups + 3 tbsp whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cherries
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. With a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar in a bowl on low. Add the eggs one at a time, and then stir in vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. Add the flour to the butter mixture and stir. Next, add the chocolate chips and cherries and combine evenly.
4. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto a lined {with parchment paper} baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over-bake. Let cook on the tray for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire wrack.
