Chewy, cherry-flavored
cranberries and milk chocolate pair up together in a cookie reminiscent
of the classic cake.
Black Forest
Cookies
- 1 (11.5-ounce) package
milk chocolate morsels, divided use
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 (6-ounce) package Ocean Spray® Craisins® Cherry Flavor
Sweetened Dried Cranberries
1 cup pecans or walnuts, coarsely chopped
- Preheat oven to 350º
F.
- Pour 3/4 cup morsels into
an uncovered large microwave-safe bowl. Set remaining morsels
aside. Microwave morsels for 2 minutes on high. Stir until chocolate
is smooth.
- Stir in brown sugar, butter,
eggs and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder, mixing until thoroughly
combined. Stir in remaining morsels, cherry flavor sweetened
dried cranberries and pecans.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls
onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until cookies
are puffed and set to the touch. For a firmer cookie bake for
14 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to a
wire rack and cool completely.
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen
cookies.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving (one cookie):
Calories 140 (7%DV), Total Fat 7 grams (11%DV), Chol. 20 mg (6%DV),
Sodium 25 mg (1%DV), Pot. 65mg (2%DV), Total Carb. 17grams (6%DV),
Dietary Fiber <1gram (3%DV), Sugars 12grams, Protein 1gram
(2%DV), Vit. A 84 IU (0%DV), Vit. C <1mg (0%DV), Calcium 8mg
(0%DV), Iron <1mg (0%DV), Dietary Exchange: Starch/Bread 0.5,
Fruit 0.5, Fat 1.5
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
