Take Comfort with Cherry Chocolate Cookies

I have been making riffs and renditions of this cookie for as long as I can remember. I think it started a few Christmases ago when I was searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie. I know that's subjective, seeing as we all have a different criteria as to what makes the perfect cookie, but for me it's two things: a soft interior and a crispy edge. I like the contrast. Oh and I like a thickish, buttery cookie.  

I tried dozens of recipes and settled on Jacques Torres' recipe; and have been making versions of it ever since. I skip the need for pastry flour, which exists in the original recipe, I play around with the sugar amounts based on what I have on hand and in this case, I added dried cherries, dark chocolate and dipped the cookies in caramel. The caramel step is a wonderful addition, though not completely necessary, if you're looking to shorten this recipe. 

The 24-hour wait time yields a perfectly married dough, but I've used it a mere hour after mixing the dough and have been met with great results. I often times don't post other people's recipes in this space because I like coming up with my own, but this one is so great and so adaptable that I figured I'd share. After all, who can so no to a good cherry chocolate cookie.

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. She's a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.