These yummy, chewy cookies
are loaded with dried tart cherries, white chocolate chips and
coarsely chopped cashews.
Cherry
Chewbilees
- 1 cup butter or margarine,
softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 2/3 cups coarsely chopped white chocolate or vanilla milk chips
1 1/2 cups dried tart cherries
1 cup cashews, coarsely chopped
- Combine butter, granulated
sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly
mixed.
- Combine flour and baking
soda; gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
- Stir in white chocolate,
dried cherries and cashews.
- Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls
onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in a preheated 350°F
(175°C) oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until light golden brown.
Do not overbake.
- Let cool on wire racks;
store in a tightly covered container. These cookies freeze well.
Makes about 4 1/2 dozen
cookies.
Recipe provided courtesy of the Cherry Marketing
Institute.
