– This Recipe is Sponsored by Gold Medal Flour – They were originally inspired by Joanne’s favorite chocolate bar: Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bar. Each bite is a little different. Chewy and tart from the dried fruit, crunch from nuts and lots of chocolate.
How to Make the Best Chocolate Cookies Packed with Dried Fruit and Nuts
The base of our fruit and nut cookies has been borrowed from our popular Chewy Double Chocolate Cookies. It’s one of our favorite cookies to date — the dough itself is addictive. There’s lots of wiggle room with these. You can add whatever you like. In fact, we’ve never really made the same cookie twice. This time we threw a bunch of things in: raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, almonds, white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. These are perfect for clearing out your pantry. Just throw in all the partially used bags of nuts, fruit and chocolate. The cookie dough comes together quickly. Butter and sugars are creamed together then a combination of all-purpose flour, cocoa powder and baking soda is added. Then we throw in the dried fruit, nuts and chocolate. Easy! Recipe updated, originally posted December 2013. Since posting this in 2013, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne 3/4 cup (60 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 18 tablespoons (255 grams or 2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar 1 cup (200 grams) lightly packed brown sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups (350 grams) chocolate chips 3/4 cup (115 grams) dried fruit 3/4 cup (75 grams) nuts, toasted and chopped 2In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together. In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugars and vanilla together until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. (Or, use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment). Reduce speed to low. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. 3Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl then add the flour mixture in three parts, just mixing until it disappears. The batter will become very thick. You may need to switch from the handheld mixer to a spatula. Stir in the chocolate, fruit and nuts.
