Did anyone else have trouble with the chocolate seizing in this recipe? I was surprised to find it becoming thick and very crumbly after combining chocolate and dry ingredients. As I added the chocolate & cherries, it got stiffer still. Chilling made it firmer, but did not lessen the crumbliness. I always like it when recipes warn of likely hazards. I'm wondering if this was a wild fluke or something to be very careful about in the future. Any ideas?

These are excellent and get rave reviews from recipients of my cookie boxes. The secret is the one suggested by another reviewer to soak the cherries in bourbon! Very tasty.

I made these for our annual Cookie Exchnage - super yummy !! Made them smaller, and got about 5 dozen.

Rich

These cookies are my favorite indulgence! If you love dark chocolate you will LOVE these cookies. I think they are best slightly underbaked.

I soaked the dried cherries in warm bourbon for 20 minutes, drained them well, and added an extra spoonful of flour to make up for the added liquid. Sublime!

Delicious, very rich triple chocolate cookies. Almost like a brownie with cherries. Be careful not to overcook or I can imagine these would get dry. They'll look undercooked in the center when you pull them out. I used montmorency dried cherries, which are tart and provide a nice contrast to the rich chocolate cookie.

Another recipe that makes the mistake of having you preheat the oven
when you have chilling time involved. Also someone asked about
inappropriate reports...that is for "members" to report repeated postings
of a commentor's advertising their blog site and promoting themselves
on Martha's site....it was done last year and the person was blocked.
That is one example. mykele

Cranraisins can be used in this recipe also....They add a special "tang"....

Can I make these cookie with the cherries?

Thanks
Deborah

These really are delicious but could use some kind of frosting or glaze to finish it off. What would you suggest?

Delicious!! I've made these twice. They are very easy. Thanks for the hint about the cherries at Targets. Good buy.
Carolfran

Absolutely delicious, and super easy. Wouldn't change a thing.

next to the commends what does Report as inappropriate mean I am not sure I want to make a comment (they would most always be good ones because anything I have made from martha's recipes have always been delicious.

Target has bags of dried cherries for under $3 and they are delicious!

Dried cherries are available at Bulk Barn and some health food stores. Be ready to pay $30.00 and up per kg. These cherries are expensive but what a treat.

brooklyngirl1, look for dried cherries in the same area where you find raisins and currants.

Sound delicious! Where do I find dried cherries?

Fantastic! Delicious! Goes great with a glass of cold milk.

Either use baking sheets with raised edges or be careful taking the sheet out of the oven (parchment paper slid off the 1st sheet, cookies fell off)