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    Home » Desserts & Snacks » Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    Published: Feb 28, 2014 · Modified: Jun 6, 2022 by Linda Baker · This post may contain affiliate links

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    "Semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolate combined with dried cherries and apricots make these Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies double delicious"

    A batch of double delights cookies with a cuppa.
    Enjoy these cookies alone, or with your favorite beverage

    The Story Behind Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    I got the idea for Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies from my favorite caterer, Goldie Schultz, who runs Goldilocks' Catering, "Where Everything is Just Right!" in Aspen Meadow, Colorado; at least that's what she does when she's not solving murders, as she is prone to do in Diane Mott Davidson's culinary mystery series. I love reading a good fun mystery, and if you throw some food ideas at me at the same time, I think that's a win-win. I enjoy this series of books. If you like mysteries and food, I highly recommend you start and the beginning of the series and eat, I mean, read your way through them. They are deliciously entertaining.

    Chuck is full of Healthy Ingredients - Right?

    Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies Ingredients

    I'm not going to go so far as to say these cookies are healthy, but we all know that chocolate, especially dark chocolate, has health benefits. And these cookies have both semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolate in them so, healthy. Right?

    And oatmeal, we know that oatmeal is good for us. Oatmeal is in the cookies. So again healthy, right?

    Right.

    Tree nuts = healthy

    I used almonds in these, but you could use walnuts, hazelnuts or pecan pieces,  All are good healthy nuts. Just make sure that you toast whichever nut you decide to put into them for full rich flavor. And of course, if you don't feel like a nut, omit them.

    a scoop of Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    My favorite method of measuring drop cookies 

    Dried fruit = nature's candy

    I modified the recipe in the book by adding two kinds of dried fruits, dried sweet cherries, and dried apricots. Taking a slightly different approach I cut these into smaller pieces so you wouldn't get a big old cherry in your mouth, cutting those in half and then cutting the apricots into pieces about the same size as the cherries. Nature's candy is ... healthy.

    Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies on parchment

    And then comes the butter. I used half unsalted butter and half mild olive oil. So 1 stick of butter, ½ cup olive oil. That cuts the saturated fats in half. Again, a healthy change up ...

    And finally, I put 1 tablespoon of orange zest into the mix. Oranges = healthy.

    Healthy? Well, I've given you a lot of evidence that they are, so you can make your own argument.

    cooked batch of Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    But defiantly delicious.

    A tray of chocolate chip cookies on parchment paper.
    Fresh baked cookies, ready

    Note: These cookies, as originally written, can be found in Diane Mott Davidson's book Tough Cookie as Chocolate Coma Cookies.

    Or try one of these delicious cookie recipes...

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    A batch of double delights cookies with a cuppa.

    Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies

    LindySez
    Semi-sweet and bittersweet chocolate combined with dried cherries and apricots make these Double Delights Chocolate Chip Fruit Cookies double delicious. 
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 14 minutes mins
    Total Time 29 minutes mins
    Course Desserts & Snacks
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 dozen
    Calories 119 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup toasted slivered almonds or walnut, hazelnut or pecan pieces
    • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate bar chopped into pieces about the size of the semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 12 ounces 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • ½ cup dried sweet cherries cut into halves (easiest to cut dried fruits with a pair of scissors rather than a knife due to their sticky nature )
    • ½ cup dried apricot pieces cut the same size as the cherry pieces
    • 2 cups rolled oats
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • ½ cup mild olive oil or other vegetable oil
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 2 eggs at room temperature
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 tablespoon orange zest

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the oven to 350°F. ( I used convection bake at 325°F) 
    • Place the oats in a large bowl, sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; mix together. Add the dried fruits and nuts, toss together until the fruit is all covered with the flour, this will help ensure the fruits disperse into the final batter and not stick altogether. Put the chocolate chunks and chips together in a small bowl. 
    • In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. Add the oil (it will separate and look really ugly, but don't worry, it will all work out in the end ). Add the sugars and mix until fluffy, about 3 - 4 minutes. Add the eggs and the vanilla (I generally add my vanilla to my eggs, so I don't miss adding the vanilla). Beat until well combined, about 1 minute.
    • Reduce the mixer speed to medium-low and add the flour/oats mixture; beat until combined, about 1 minute, then reduce the mixer speed to low and add the chocolate chunks/chips. Mix until thoroughly combined.
    • Using a tablespoon scoop, place the cookies on parchment-lined cookies sheets leaving 2 inches between each scoop. Bake 12 - 14 minutes, or until the cookies have set and are slightly flattened and light brown in color. (For me, 14 minutes was the perfect time, but check the first batch at 12 to see how your oven is doing). Allow the cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for 2 - 3 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 44mgFiber: 1g
    Keyword cookie with dried fruits and nuts, cookies, double chocolate cookie, healthy cookies
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    Comments

    1. Valerie says

      July 15, 2024 at 9:49 am

      5 stars
      Truly the best chocolate cookies I’ve experienced! Love them!

      Reply
    2. Shellie says

      September 19, 2018 at 11:00 am

      I bake a lot. These cookies are terrific, best cookie I have ever baked. My friends beg for these

      Reply
    3. Elle says

      March 06, 2014 at 4:56 am

      Oh my gosh Linda you've done it again, they look mouthwateringly good.

      Reply
      • LindySez says

        March 06, 2014 at 6:37 pm

        Try them with your fav gluten free flour and let me know how they work. Totally healthy otherwise right?

        Reply
    4. Jessica says

      March 05, 2014 at 7:44 pm

      I am so going to make these! Thanks, Linda!

      Reply
      • LindySez says

        March 06, 2014 at 6:37 pm

        I think you and your kids will love them! Cheers

        Reply
    5. Cher says

      March 04, 2014 at 4:48 pm

      Sounds fabulous and I definitely want to try it.

      Reply
    6. brian says

      February 28, 2014 at 11:22 am

      OMG! these were wicked good. the orange zing is a great addition

      Reply

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