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Cookbook of the Month Recipe: Black Forest Cookies

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Apr 10
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I love it when a recipe brings back memories. I originally wasn’t going to make any cookies out of this month’s Cookbook of the Month: Baked – New Frontiers in Baking. Mainly because I have a lot of cookie recipes in my archive waiting to be posted. But when I saw this recipe for Black Forest Chocolate Cookies, I knew I had to make them!

I haven’t had a black forest cake in years. In about 9 years to be exact. Seeing the cookie recipe took me back to a cake I made many, many years ago. 2 of my sisters and I had been living in an apartment, but were moving to a condo. The only problem was that there was a week or two, I can’t remember exactly how long, that we would be homeless because we had to be out of the apartment before we could move into the condo. We didn’t know what we were going to do. We looked into staying into a hotel, but that was a lot more than any of us could afford on student budgets. Luckily, a friend of ours came to the rescue and let all three of us stay with him while we were homeless. While we were staying with him, it was his birthday. The least we could do was make him a birthday cake!! You’ll have to excuse the really poor quality of this photo – I had to scan it, and the quality is horrible. But I remember being so proud of this cake. The sad thing is, I didn’t really bake much back then, but my decorating skills haven’t improved much!

I know that cookies and cakes are different, but I had to make these Black Forest Cookies. My only complaint with these cookies is that I was expecting more of a black forest taste with cherries and chocolate, but really, you mostly get chocolate with a very slight hint of cherry. If I wasn’t expecting more of a cherry flavor to come through, I think I would have been completely wowed by these cookies.

If you love chocolate, you will love these cookies. With 28 ounces of chocolate, you’d have to!! I have to admit that these would have broke the bank for me if I had to use “good” chocolate. 16 ounces of dark chocolate is not cheap! But luckily, I ran across some Guittard extra dark chocolate chips that I had never seen before, and they cut down on the cost significantly. And I think the taste was amazing! The recipe says that it makes 24 cookies, but I got at least twice that many – so beware that this makes a lot! This dough is not easy to work with, so make sure you refrigerate it for at least 6 hours, and be ready to get your hands messy when you are forming the balls. I usually use a small ice cream scoop when I make cookies, but this dough was too sticky to use it, so I had to use my hands.

Like I mentioned last week, I took these to my girls at church and had them rate them. They all gave these 5 out of 5! My husband gave them a 4.5, and I’m somewhere in the middle, so we’ll settle at 4.8. Not bad!

Recipe rating: 4.8 out of 5

Black Forest Chocolate Cookies
from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
16 ounces dark chocolate (60 to 72% cacao), coarsely chopped
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
6 large eggs
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup (6 ounces) white chocolate chips
1 cup (6 ounces) dried cherries

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl and set aside.

In a large nonreactive metal bowl, combine the dark chocolate and butter,. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook, stirring with a rubber spatula, until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and the mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs and sugars on high speed until the mixture is pale and thick, about 5 minutes.

Add the cooled chocolate mixture and the vanilla and beat until just combined. Scrape down the bowl and beat again for 10 seconds.

Add the flour mixture and mix on low until just combined, about 10 seconds. Do not overmix.

Using a spatula or wooden spoon, fold in the chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and dried cherries.The dough will look very loose, but it will harden in the refrigerator. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheets, about 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through the baking time, until the tops of the cookies are set and begin to show a few cracks.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before removing from the pans and serving.

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73 Responses to “Cookbook of the Month Recipe: Black Forest Cookies”

yardsailor said on April 10th, 2009 at 2:14 pm

I have not had Black Forest Cake in a long time either, and it was always one of my favorites, think I will give the cookies a try. Thanks

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Erin said on April 10th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

I have a friend who is crazy about Black Forest Cake, and I wanted to try these cookies for him because I knew he’d love them! They look great!

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Janell said on April 10th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

You have a great memory! I so don’t remember that cake, but I sure do remember that homeless period…ugh! Next time you choose a baking cookbook for the month, can you bring all the treats to me? Yummy!

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Jenna said on April 10th, 2009 at 4:05 pm

My husband loves black forest anything and cookies, so this is the perfect treat for him. Thanks.

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Anna Resnik Pickelsimer said on April 10th, 2009 at 4:13 pm

mmm, those cookies look delicious!

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Nama said on April 10th, 2009 at 4:17 pm

Mmmm…those look delicious. I really, really want this cookbook now.

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Melly said on April 10th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

Black Forest is one of my flavor combinations. I can’t wait to browse through the book and see what over great ideas they have come up with.
mellisa.willis@sbcglobal.net

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Rosa's Yummy Yums said on April 10th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

Oh, yummy! Wonderfully flavored cookies!

Cheers,

Rosa

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Maria said on April 10th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

I almost made these this morning. Instead I made the chocolate chip cookies from Baked. The dough is still chilling in the fridge? Have you tried those yet? Happy Easter!

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Kevin said on April 10th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

These cookies sound so good! I like the use of hte dried cherries in them!

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Jamie @ Baldwin Bungalow said on April 10th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

I have to make these cookies. They look SO good. Thanks!!

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Jones said on April 10th, 2009 at 7:27 pm

those sound like my kind of cookie!!!! I can’t wait to try them.

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Emily said on April 10th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

Yum! These sound like my kind of cookies! I’ve never had black forest cake before. :/

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Kristy said on April 10th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

Yum…I love anything with chocolate. I haven’t ever tried Black Forest cakes so it should be fun.

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Andrew & Carlene Wood said on April 10th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

I have never had a black forest cake, do these cookies give you a glimpse of what it tastes like? You should post the black forest cake recipe.

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Andrew & Carlene Wood said on April 10th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

I have never had a black forest cake, do these cookies give you a glimpse of what it tastes like? You should post the black forest cake recipe.

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Reneé said on April 10th, 2009 at 8:23 pm

I’d love to win this cookbook! I can’t say I’m a fan of the cherry/chocolate combo, but there are a lot of other recipes in there that I’ve seen that I’d like to try!

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Holly said on April 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

The cake looks great and the cookies sound delicious. I’d love to win this cookbook! Thanks for offering it.

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kristina said on April 10th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

That’s a pretty high rating…and a lot of chocolate! K x

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Angie said on April 10th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Those cookies look amazing! A cookie version of black forest cake is a great idea.

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Dawn said on April 10th, 2009 at 10:11 pm

I adore this cookbook; I already have a copy so no need to enter me in. But the cookies came out great! Happy Easter to you!

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Allison Holmes said on April 10th, 2009 at 11:19 pm

Mmm that recipe looks fabulous!

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Jennifer said on April 10th, 2009 at 11:57 pm

My husband loves black forest cake. This recipe sounds great. Thanks for the post.

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Sophie said on April 11th, 2009 at 2:59 am

I haven’t had this cake in awhile either, I’d like to try the cookies . I’m loving the old photo, too. I just came across a picture of an old cake I made in college, I was so proud of it then-it was completely made out of cake box ingredients, though .

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RecipeGirl said on April 11th, 2009 at 3:04 am

I’m a cookie-gal so I’m all over this recipe! I’ve made a few things from the guys from Baked, but I haven’t pulled the trigger on getting that cookbook yet. It’s on my must-have list though!

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Sara said on April 11th, 2009 at 3:41 am

Oh my! Those cookies look amazing. Thanks for sharing.

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thebrunettebaker said on April 11th, 2009 at 4:14 am

Wish I could make the better half happy with these for his birthday but I’ve already promised him the cake. Maybe there will be both

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michelle said on April 11th, 2009 at 10:30 am

wow, these sure looks great!

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Donna-FFW said on April 11th, 2009 at 10:53 am

OMG!! This book is on my WANT list, big time! These cookies look terrific. I have got to try them. I adore black forest cake!

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kd said on April 11th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

These look so yummy! Would love to get a copy of this cookbook!

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mbc said on April 11th, 2009 at 1:50 pm

These must be yummy!

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Crystal said on April 11th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

I’ve never had Black Forest Cake, but these cookies look delicious.

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Kat and Steve said on April 11th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

THOSE LOOK AWESOME!!!

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eatme_delicious said on April 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

Wow that is a lot of chocolate! They look delicious. There’s a dark chocolate cherry cookie recipe I’ve been eyeing in the Sweet Melissa Baking Book..

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Brilynn said on April 11th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

My Mom has a Black Forest Cake for her birthday every year, these cookies look like the perfect in between birthday treat.

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Dragon said on April 11th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

These look seriously yummy!

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Elyse said on April 11th, 2009 at 6:16 pm

How nice of you to make your friend a bday cake (and how wonderful of him to let you and the sisters stay with im)! I love that a cookie can bring back such wonderful memories. I wonder how you could increase ther cherry flavor in these. Is there such thing as cherry extract? Once again, Baked has proven to be a great book!

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Andrew's Mom said on April 11th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

They look great!

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Patsyk said on April 12th, 2009 at 12:31 am

I am a chocolate nut, so these cookies would be a real treat for me! They look wonderful!

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Julie said on April 12th, 2009 at 1:28 am

Those look delicious!

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rickdog said on April 12th, 2009 at 3:05 am

Find more Black Forest Cookies in my recipe blog search:
HERE

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The Food Hunter said on April 12th, 2009 at 3:06 am

I wish I had one of these cookies right now. Who am I kidding I wish I had them all. Love chocolate and cherries.

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Ingrid said on April 12th, 2009 at 3:41 am

I thought your cake looked pretty good!

Happy Easter!
~ingrid

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MindyW said on April 12th, 2009 at 7:21 am

I love black forest stuff, but I have never tried a cookie like this before. Interesting.

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Jackie said on April 13th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

I have to try this cookie version of my most favorite cake!

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Mary said on April 13th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

These look delicious. With good chocolate I’ll bet they’re magnificent.

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Grace said on April 13th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

black forest cake always surprises me with its deliciousness. cookie form is a great idea!

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glamah16 said on April 13th, 2009 at 6:13 pm

I love a Black Forest cake so the cookie intrigues me.

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Carrie said on April 14th, 2009 at 1:30 am

OMG! This sounds so yummy! Can’t wait to try it.

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kamailesfood said on April 14th, 2009 at 3:18 am

I’ve never had black forest cake, but I made some chocolate cherry cookies a while ago and they were great. These sound similar, but I used dutch process cocoa powder instead. Love the chocolate and cherry combo.

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Jason and Brook said on April 14th, 2009 at 4:22 am

This cake looks wonderful! I’d love to try it and other recipes in “Baked”.

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Jean Bugs said on April 14th, 2009 at 8:05 am

Looks absolutely awesome!

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Amy S. said on April 14th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Yum sounds delicious! I need this book!

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Sarah said on April 14th, 2009 at 6:36 pm

These cookies were made for my husband! Marking the recipe for my next batch!

Please pick me for this cookbook!

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KAZ said on April 15th, 2009 at 1:22 am

Those look so yummy! I can’t wait to try them myself.

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Katie said on April 15th, 2009 at 7:43 am

Wow that sounds one chocolatly cookie. Love the addition of the cherries too.

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rachel said on April 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

mmm, looks delicious.

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Marta said on April 16th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

what a great idea, put the cake in the cookie!

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Mrs. L said on April 16th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

My husband loves cherries so anytime I can get them in desserts is a plus. I think he’ll love these cookies!

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Libby Murphy said on April 17th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

Haven’t made a Black Forest Cake in years. Maybe I will muster up the courage to try it again or maybe the cookies this time.
Happy Twirls

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Jan said on April 18th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

I can’t wait to give these a try. YUM!

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Adrienne said on April 20th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

I’ve seen this recipe before, and now I totally have to make these!!

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Colloquial Cook said on April 20th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

WHAT?? 6 *large* eggs in one batch of cookies??? That sounds extremely decadent

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ana dane said on April 20th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

yum. i’ve been wanting to make a cookie version of german chocolate cake recently, and this is a good starting point. you’re right, with that much chocolate, you can’t go wrong.

thanks for the recipe!

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Eve of Fridays said on April 21st, 2009 at 5:13 am

Inspiring post.

I doubt the amount of chocolate is necessary – I would reduce some and make it up with cocoa powder.

Maybe reduce to 5 eggs but separate them. Beat the 5 egg whites to give the cookies more body. Also, use only 3-4 yolks.

Soak the cherries in some liqueur. I personally like brandy.

Not sure about role of white chocolate chips when so much butter is used.

And of course the whipped cream. Maybe make a well in the cookie?

Looks like my weekend just filled up!

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chocolatecup said on April 21st, 2009 at 4:52 pm

i LOVE blackforest:)

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aquabatgirl said on April 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 am

oh i can’t wait to try these. i am a fan of chocolate

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Jessi said on April 24th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

We used to have Black Forest Cake as kids. This would be so good!!

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Kathy said on April 24th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

Wow, I’ve never heard of Black Forest “cookies”!!! Yummm!!!! Bookmarking now…

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Annasmimi said on April 24th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

I’m new to your site, but just love what I’m seeing! I have a weakness for all things sugar, LOL, and this looks divine! Cherries and chocolate, what’s not to like??

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Stephanie :) said on April 26th, 2009 at 1:44 am

I wonder how delicious these would be with dried cranberries or raspberries…

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Baking is my Zen...sweet nibbles for the soul said on August 12th, 2010 at 11:46 am

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Black Forest Cookies :: Pork Cracklins said on September 11th, 2011 at 9:30 pm

[...] I somehow ran out of the dark chocolate that I use for baking (either Valrhona or Scharffen Berger) so my fancy stuff came out. I buy Amano chocolate in bulk (Ocumare or Dos Rios, usually), but I normally reserve it for buttercream or confections. I have to say, the Amano is terrific in the cookie – the complexity of the chocolate really comes through. The cookies went to work and were gobbled up as usual, but they seem to be a favorite. The recipe can be found here. [...]

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