Cherry Chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dried cherries or 1 cup maraschino cherry, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a large cookie sheet.
• 3 beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer at high speed, until light and fluffy.
• 4 add egg and vanilla; beat until well blended.
• 5 combine flour, cocoa, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; add to butter mixture.
• 6 mix until uniform.
• 7 mix in chopped cherries.
• 8 drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet.
• 9 bake about 10-12 minutes or until set.