Cherry Almond Cookies

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5 from 3 votes

These chocolate cherry almond cookies are filled with chocolate chunks, tart dried cherries, and sliced almonds, for a delicious cookie combination!

Prep Time30

Cook Time8

Total Time38

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chocolate Cherry Almond Cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Ellen

Ingredients

1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (softened)
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Almond Extract
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Ground Almond Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Dried Cherries (chopped)
1/2 cup Chopped Chocolate Bar (chopped)
1/2 cup Sliced Almonds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Add the butter and sugar to a medium bowl and cream them together for a couple minutes until light and fluffy. 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter , 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
Add in the egg and almond extract mix until combined. 1 Egg, 1 tsp Almond Extract
Add in the AP flour, almond flour, baking soda, and salt and mix it all together until you have a soft cookie dough. 1 cup All Purpose Flour, 1/2 cup Ground Almond Flour, 1/2 tsp Baking Soda, 1/4 tsp Salt
Add the chopped dried cherries, chopped chocolate, and sliced almonds. Reserve a few of each for topping the cookies later. Mix them into the cookie dough until evenly divided in the dough. 1/2 cup Dried Cherries, 1/2 cup Chopped Chocolate Bar, 1/2 cup Sliced Almonds,
Scoop the dough into 2 TBS portions and place them onto the cookie sheet, at least 2 inches apart.
Press in 3 or 4 sliced almonds, and a couple cherries, or piece of chocolate on the top of each cookie
Place the pan in the oven to bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until the edges are golden, and the tops are set.
Remove the pan from the oven, let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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