Cherry-Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon baking soda
10 oz. pkg. Nestle Swirled Chocolate Chips
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup (6 oz.) dried cherries, chopped
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) butter, softened
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter, 1 ½ cups sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 ¼ cups morsels and cherries.
Combine remaining 3T. sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Roll dough into 1 ¼ inch balls and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Top balls with a few of the remaining morsels. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or just until centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 4 dozen cookies.
Shared By Heartstone Inn
Situated in the historic district of Eureka Springs, AR, The Heartstone Inn offers 11 guest rooms with Jacuzzis, fireplaces and private entrances. A trolley stop is conveniently located at the inn’s garden gate, which gives you access to the downtown area shops, restaurants, parks and galleries. You can sit on the wide porch or gazebo and listen to the area’s sights and sounds, or indulge in a full body massage at the on-site studio.