Crispy Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies with Candied Cherries (Simple Recipe)

If you love the taste of chocolate-covered cherries, then you will love these chewy cinnamon chocolate chip cookies. The cinnamon enhances the chocolate in a way that recreates that flavor with underlying cherry further contributing their scrumptious cherry goodness. This easy recipe for crispy cinnamon chocolate chip cookies studded with candied cherries and crunchy walnuts delivers that flavor in every bite! In this post, I’ll share this unique chocolate chip cookie recipe along with helpful tips for their baking success.

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Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies with Candied Cherries

1 ½ cups flour
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, leveled
1/4 teaspoon of baking powder, leveled
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1 stick of softened butter
½ cups of light brown sugar, packed firmly
½ cups of sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1/4 teaspoon of salt
½ cups of chopped walnuts
1 (8-oz.) container of Paradise candied red cherries

1. Preheat your oven to 350-degrees.
2. Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add the egg and vanilla to the creamed ingredients and beat in with your electric mixer until mixed.
4. Sift together: the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and mix in with the creamed ingredients to incorporate.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips, walnuts and about a cup of the cherries that you halved next. Save the rest to leave whole for placing on each cookie).
6. Use a small cookie scoop or ice scoop to form each cookie.
7. Place each cookies about two inches apart on greased cookie sheets.
8. Place a reserved whole cherry in the center of each cookie and press it slightly down.
9. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 10-12 minutes, depending on how your oven is regulated. The edges will get slightly brown.
10. When you removed from the oven, the cookies will be soft so let them rest for about three minutes before removing them to a cooling rack.
11. ENJOY!

Tips for Baking the Best Cookies:

The Importance of Softened Butter:

Using softened butter is essential for proper creaming with the sugars. This creates air pockets that contribute to a light and fluffy cookie. If your butter is melted, the cookies will spread too much.

Quick Tip: If you’re short on time, you can use your microwave and place a stick of butter in for about five seconds. Watch it carefully to avoid melting.

Perfectly Portioned Cookies:

For uniform cookies and easy dough handling, use a cookie scoop or small ice cream scoop with a trigger release. This helps create consistent sizes and prevents messy hands.

Quick Tip for No More Sticking: Keep a cup of water nearby and dip the scoop in between each cookie. This simple trick prevents the dough from sticking to the scoop, making it much easier to deposit onto the baking sheet.

Watch the Baking Time:

Overbaking will lead to dry, crumbly cookies. These cookies are best when slightly underbaked. The edges should be lightly golden brown, and the centers should still appear slightly soft. They will continue to bake a little as they cool on the baking sheet.

Cooling is Crucial:

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. This allows them to firm up slightly and prevents them from breaking when you move them.

If you love the taste of chocolate-covered cherries, then you will love these crispy cinnamon chocolate chip cookies. Chopped walnuts added give these chewy cookies more of a delicious crunch for the ultimate treat.

Course:

Dessert, Snack

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

candied cherries, candied fruit cookies, chocolate chip cookies recipe, cinnamon chocolate chip cookies, crispy cookies

Author: Mary Balandiat

• 1 ½
  cups
  flour
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of baking soda
  leveled
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of baking powder
  leveled
• 2
  teaspoons
  of ground cinnamon
• 1
  stick of softened butter
• ½
  cups
  of light brown sugar
  packed firmly
• ½
  cups
  of sugar
• 1
  large egg
• 2
  teaspoons
  of vanilla
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of salt
• ½
  cups
  of chopped walnuts
• 1
  8-oz. container of Paradise candied red cherries

1. Preheat your oven to 350-degrees.

2. Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl.

3. Add the egg and vanilla to the creamed ingredients and beat in with your electric mixer until mixed.

4. Sift together: the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and mix in with the creamed ingredients to incorporate.

5. Stir in the chocolate chips, walnuts and about a cup of the cherries that you halved next. Save the rest to leave whole for placing on each cookie).

6. Use a small cookie scoop or ice scoop to form each cookie7. Place each cookies about two inches apart on greased cookie sheets.

7. Place a reserved whole cherry in the center of each cookie and press it slightly down.

8. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about 10-12 minutes, depending on how your oven is regulated. The edges will get slightly brown.

9. When you removed from the oven, the cookies will be soft so let them rest for about three minutes before removing them to a cooling rack.

10. ENJOY!

My Other Most Requested Recipes with Candied Fruit:

Chewy Fruitcake Cookies

Healthy Fruitcake with Oil

Easy Cherry Scones with Candied Cherries

Give my cinnamon chocolate chip cookies with candied cherries a try as well as some of my other recipes using candied fruit. These cookies freeze well so you can make them ahead of time. Honestly, I think you will really love them once you sample what I shared.