Cherry Chunk Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (1/4 lb.) or 1/2 cup margarine (1/4 lb.)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 cup dried cherries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. add vanilla & egg. beat thoroughly.
• 3 mix all dry ingredients except the two chips, the pecans and the cherries in a medium bowl.
• 4 add to wet ingredients and mix well.
• 5 fold in cherries, chips and nuts.
• 6 spoon out rounded teaspoonsful of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake about 12 minutes. cool on sheet for about one minute then transfer to cooling racks to finish cooling.
• 8 *note- if anyone finds anything wrong with the directions please let me know. the original directions simply said "make like you would chocolate chip cookies" so i wanted to be more specific for those with less baking experience.