Valentine’s Day is really just an excuse that someone made up to wear pink and eat chocolate. If that sounded like complaining, then I didn’t convey the right tone with my mad typing skills. It’s the best idea I’ve ever heard!! On the chocolate side of things, my go to treat is chocolate covered cherries. I’m a big fan of berries and chocolate, so I wondered what it would taste like to take my usual chocolate chip cookies and add some dried cherries.
Now, call me crazy (or call me maybe…whichever), but of all the chocolate chip recipes I’ve tried so far, I actually like the one on the back of the Nestlé bag the best. Yep, that one. What can I say? Those little Nestlé workers know what they’re doing. I omitted the nuts and added 1 cup of chopped dried cherries at the same time I mixed in the chocolate chips. I also threw in a few drops of pink food coloring to add a slight tinge of pink for the Valentine’s theme.
The creamy chocolate chips and the tart cherries are a great cookie version of my favorite chocolate treat. I knew Todd liked them when he told me he didn’t want me to take the extras to work the next day; he wanted them all for himself. Success! Are you making any new treats this Valentine’s day?
February 12, 2013 at 10:56 am
Ha, the recipe on the Nestle Tollhouse bag always reminds me of Phoebe’s “secret family recipe” on Friends… Yum!
P.S. – Loving your blog so far!
February 12, 2013 at 11:19 am
Thanks Monica! I’m no Betty Crocker, so I need to keep things relatively simple if I want them to be edible
Glad you like the blog so far!
February 12, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Wow these look and sound delicious! And it is seriously so true about the best recipe being on the back of the Tollhouse bag, hehe.
February 13, 2013 at 3:28 am
I bet these would be yummy with white chocolate chips too!
February 13, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Yummm! They look and sound sooo good! I just stumbled upon your blog. Think I’ll be coming back xxx
February 13, 2013 at 6:14 pm
Yea! Thanks Tasha, so glad you came by
February 15, 2013 at 1:10 am
I love that clear milk carton glass!! I Pinned and bought supplies for several pink themed goodies but haven’t made a thing! I always seem to have time to shop but not to make!