My philosophy of baking (yes, I have a baking philosophy... why? Don't you?) is to go big or go home. Because seriously, who wants to eat low-fat cookies, or sugar-free brownies? Even the thought of that makes me go, 'Ick.' I've had roommates who wouldn't eat any dessert unless it was marketed as 'health food'; lots of sugar-free pudding, fake 'whipped topping', and aspartame-sweetened, fat-free 'dessert' yogurt. That doesn't appeal to me. If you want a cookie, just have a freaking cookie. Just don't have sixteen cookies.
Despite how this blog makes me look, I don't eat a ton of junk food. We almost never have chips or snack-y stuff in the house, and very rarely eat boxed food (although I'm eating a bowl of mac and cheese right now... Hypocrisy!). The only sweets we usually have in the house are things that we make: cookies, ice cream etc. Because I eat pretty healthily 90% of the time, I'm a-OK eating cookies like these. Seriously. I'm not trying to rationalize at all.
Hey, look! A pile of chopped-up chocolate! (Actually it's three bars of chocolate) And a pile of dried fruit! Oh, and more cocoa powder than flour! These are not cookies for the eaters of diet food. These are cookies for people who like their chocolate with a little bit of cookie around it. These are delicious cookies.
These cookies are actually quite pretty, they're just not very photogenic. They are so chocolate-y they are almost black. Their texture is super moist, and almost fudge-y. The cherries are a nice addition, adding a little tang to what would otherwise be a total chocolate explosion (not that chocolate explosions are bad things). I would certainly recommend these cookies, and will definitely make them again. Enjoy... although you probably shouldn't eat more than one or two.
Next week: Amaretti Crisps, p. 23
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