Dessert

Cherry Garcia Cookies is for Dessert.

Cherry Garcia Cookies takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Cherry Garcia Cookies takes 14 minutes to cook.

Cherry Garcia Cookies makes 36 servings.

The ingredients for Cherry Garcia Cookies are:

1/2 cup dried cherries
3/4 cup port wine
pinch salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cups flour
1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup ground macadamia nuts
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup white chocolate chips
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup coarsely-chopped macadamia nuts

Here is how you make Cherry Garcia Cookies:

Place dried cherries in a bowl and cover with port wine. Let sit overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper.Drain the cherries, reserving 2 tbsp liquid, and pat dry before coarsely chopping. Whisk together salt, baking soda, flours and ground nuts in a small bowl.In a large bowl, cream together shortening, margarine, and sugars. Whisk together cornstarch, reserved port and vanilla. Add to above.Add flour mixture, half at a time, and mix until combined. Fold in cherries, both chocolate chips, and macadamia nuts. Refrigerate cookie dough 30 to 45 minutes.Bake 12 to 14 minutes.Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheets before removing to racks to cool completely. Store in a covered container. Number of Servings: 36Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Cherry Garcia Cookies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 36
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 99.2

• Total Fat: 5.9 g
• Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
• Sodium: 17.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 0.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Cherry Garcia Cookies is Vegan