Do you ever have just a little bit of left over Cherry Pie Filling and don’t know what to do with it? Well, these chewy, delicious Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake Cookies make the perfect use of the leftover filling. If you don’t have any leftover filling, not to worry, I made a small batch of filling to use for the cookies to know what proportions to tell you for this recipe, so just see the below recipe. The little dark chocolate notes along with the cherry and graham crackers make for an amazing cookie, and yet another great use of fresh cherries (like the bags of frozen Door County Cherries I have in my freezer).
Ingredients
- For cookie dough:
- 1 1/4 cup Flour
- 1/2 stick butter 4 TBS at room temp
- 1/2 stick vegetable shortening 8 Tbs
- 3 Tbs cream cheese I use 1/3 less fat cream cheese at room temp
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup 60% Cacao bittersweet chocolate chips I use Ghiardelli brand, they're on the bigger side chips, so if using regular chips use 4 per cookie instead of 2
- 2 Low fat honey graham crackers smashed, or aprox 1/4 cup
- For the cherry filling:
- either 1 cup homemade cherry pie filling or below:
- 1 cup fresh cherries pitted and cleaned
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest and juice
- 1 tbs corn starch
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- To make the cherry filling: over medium heat combine all ingredients for the cherry filling, allow to come to a slow boil (about 5 minutes) then remove from heat and allow to cool (about 20 min).
- Preheat oven to 350, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl cream together butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugars. Mix together until creamy (about 3-5 min), then add the egg and vanilla extract, again blend together.
- In a separate bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add half the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine, then add the remaining dry ingredients and stir. Lastly, fold in the graham cracker crumbs and incorporate with a few stirs. With a spoon scoop up about 1 Tbs of the cookie dough and form into a ball with hands, then flatten and place on the prepared cookie sheet and with your finger press down in the center of the cookie to make a little nest. Place cookies about 2 inches from each other. Put three cherries and their liquid in each nest, and place two big chocolate chips (or 4 regular size ones) in each nest. Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown, and then allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy! Makes 24 large cookies
LeeAnn says
These look sooo yummy! I can’t wait to try them! I wouldn’t have ever found this without signing up for a giveaway, very glad I did!
Sweetphi says
That’s awesome to hear, I always love knowing how readers find my site. Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
maria c says
This cookies looks really good. I would try your recipe for Christmas. My family would love this cookies. Thank you for sharing.
Sweetphi says
I think your family will love them! Thanks for the comment Maria!
Robin says
These cookies really look good, I can’t wait to try the recipe
Sweetphi says
Thanks for the comment Robin, hope you enjoy them when you make them
sunchicka says
Adding this recipe to try out!
Sweetphi says
Thanks for the comment!
Victoria Cortinas says
These cookies look so good. I want to make them in my Christmas twins.
Cathy Jarolin says
These Look so Yummy! I am drooling! Lol.. I Love Cherries. Chocolate and cheesecake, I definitely will try making these for Christmas..The instructions look a little difficult! Lol.. But I will do my Best..Thankyou for posting this Scrumptious Recipe…
Sweetphi says
Thank you for the comment!! Just thinking about them now again I want to make them this week!
Jennifer Johansen says
These would make a nice after-Thanksgiving breakfast. There’s fruit and everything!
carolyn coney says
Wow these cherry chocolate cheese cake cookies look so delicious and i would to eat them thank you for bringing them here to us.
Sweetphi says
Thanks for the comment Carolyn! The cookies actually turn out big for a cookie, but are just like little cookie cheese cakes 🙂
Jennifer Hiles says
Yummmm. Just the name alone tells me these must rock. I’ve got to make em for the Christmas party. My family would love them!
Sweetphi says
So good to hear Jennifer, I think your family will love them!
Sara L. D. says
These sound and look very good! YUM!
Lisa says
Wow – Looks and sounds so yummy – Can’t wait to try these for the Holidays!!
Lindsay says
I’ve never tried cheesecake cookies… But now I am very eager to!
Sweetphi says
Cheesecake cookies are definitely worth trying!
Lisa R says
These will be great for thanksgiving, Such a different recipe for cheesecake, thanks so much
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Sweetphi says
Thanks for the comment Lisa. These definitely would make a delicious treat for thanksgiving!
tea says
these look so good! I want one 🙂 Just need to get the ingredients together!
Sweetphi says
This recipe is totally worth the ingredient gathering 🙂 It’s like eating cookie cheesecake, and then getting a little hint of fruit and chocolate.