Boozy Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
While I was in college, my Grandmother would send me my favorite cookies in a coffee tin along with a book of stamps and note cards. Each layer of cookies was protected by wax paper circles. I can just see my Grandmother sitting at her kitchen table carefully cutting out each circle to fit perfectly. I believe she was trying to entice me to write to her by “bribing” me with chocolate chip cookies. I am not saying if it worked or not but it was a wonderful idea on her part. Her chocolate chip cookies were my absolute favorite. They were crisp and buttery with the perfect balance of chocolate and pecans in each bite. Her recipe came straight from the Toll House package, which is an absolute classic. I think back on those cookies and have the best memories.
As a tribute to my Grandmother, I have used the basic elements of her recipe and added a twist—the elements of an Old Fashioned Cocktail (which just happens to be a family favorite.) I give you the ultimate adult cookie bursting with Boozy Cherries, a splash of bourbon and, of course, the best chocolate chips.
INGREDIENTS
2 and 1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 sticks butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 cups dark chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped Boozy Cherries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350°F.
In stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream together butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth.
Add in eggs on at a time until blended. Stir in vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt until blended.
Slowly add flour mixture into wet ingredients, one large spoonful at a time. Once combined, add in chocolate chips and chopped pecans until blended.
Remove bowl from mixer and fold in chopped Boozy Cherries.
Using a 2 ounce scoop, place cookies onto parchment lined cookie sheet. Three cookies per row, 4 rows per sheet. Place cookies into refrigerator to chill for a least 30 minutes.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.
Looking for other cookie ideas, check out my recipe for Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies.
