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Cherry Chip Picnic Cookies

Source of Recipe


California Cherry Advisory Board






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter, softened
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1-1/2 tsp almond extract
  
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 3-1/4 cups flour
  
• 3/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1-1/2 cups fresh Bing cherries, pitted and halved
  
• 1 (12-ounce) pkg. white chocolate chips
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). In a medium bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, almond extract and vanilla. In a separate medium bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking soda; add to butter mixture and stir until blended.
   
   
2. Press cherries between 2 layers of paper towels and stir half into the dough with the chocolate chips.
   
   
3. Mound rounded tablespoons of dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet; press remaining cherries onto the top. Bake for about 15 to 17 minutes, or until cookies are set in the center and lightly browned.
   
   Let cool on rack and store in a container with a loose-fitting lid. (Because of the moisture in the cherries, these cookies should not be stored in a container with a tight-fitting lid.)
   
   Makes about 20 large cookies.