Cashew White Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Have you seen ‘Still Alice’? Yeah well, I might have early onset Alzheimers like that character with the red hair who won the Academy Award. (I’m not even joking- I can’t remember her name right now. Reinforcing my point.)

I was at the store yesterday morning and bought cashews and a bar of white chocolate with the express purpose of making cookies with them, then had that teeny tiny feeling before I was about to whip them together that I had so done that before. (As a baking blogger, I’m all about making new shit that I can post, not spending decent time on a Saturday making something I’ve so made before and therefore can’t tell you all about it.)

I told The Husband about my almost faux pas, and much to my reassurance and comfort, he said “yeah- you made those cookies not too long ago”. He might as well have said “yeah- you made those cookies not too long ago, Alice. I’ve looked into a pleasant assisted living center that has room for you to move into, this afternoon. I’ll visit you often, even though you won’t remember me.”.

So I threw in chopped dried cherries to the recipe, which technically makes this a different dessert. So there.

(Oh! Take a second to notice the cute paper in the picture above. I am always looking for waxed paper to stack and store and layer my cookies and bars and brownies. Janet sent me some, and I’m sold.)

P.S.: Julianne Moore. That’s her name.

Adapted from my White Chocolate Cashew cookies…

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 large egg

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (6 ounces) white chocolate chips/ chunks

3/4 cup roughly chopped cashews

2/3 cup roughly chopped dried cherries
1. In a large bowl, combine butter, egg, sugars and vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape sides of bowl.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together. Add to wet mixture and mix until just combined, about 1 minute. Stir in white chocolate, cashews and cherries until evenly distributed.
3. Scoop heaping tablespoon-sized amounts of dough onto parchment-lined cookie sheets, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least three hours (up to three days).
4. Preheat oven to 350° while cookies are chilling. Bake for 10 minutes, until slightly golden brown on tops. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
Tips:
- Chill the cookie dough or else the cookies will bake into flat pancakes.
- I looked at the original White Chocolate Cashew Cookie recipe, and noticed that I had a similar experience with it where I had forgotten making blondes with both ingredients in a previous recipe. Mind meld.
- Enjoy!
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May 10th, 2015 | More Sweets Please | 2 Comments | Tags: Cherries, Chocolate, Cookies, Nuts

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Joan 05.10.2015

The cookies are looking so delicious. I love sweets and munching on cookies is something I do to relax and feel good. I’m really excited to make my own batch in my kitchen. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
More Sweets Please

Hi Joan, munching on cookies is always good to do to relax. I’m with you!!