Name: Cherry Double-Chocolate Cookies
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 1/4 hr
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; Scant 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 3 1/2 oz fine-quality milk chocolate, cut into 1/2-inch chunks; 1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped; 1 cup dried sour cherries

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Cherry Double-Chocolate CookiesDitte Isager

They look like the loaded chocolate-nut cookies of your youth, but a bite will reveal their luxurious upgrades: chewy sour cherries that play off the crunch of chopped pecans and the creamy sweetness of milk chocolate chunks. Your adult palate will appreciate the complexity.

Cooks' note:

Cookies keep in an airtight container at cool room temperature 5 days.

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