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Help Me Name These Cookies!

December 17, 2008 by Nicole 154 Comments

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies

So here’s the deal.  I made these dark chocolate cherry cookies as an experiment over the weekend and they were delicious. I made them again yesterday, tweaked the recipe a bit, and now they’re even better. 

I really want to share the recipe with you, but I need to name them first!  The only thing I’ve come up with is Dark Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cookies.  But, I don’t like that one.

Since I haven’t been able to come up with a good name for them myself, I decided I would ask you guys to chime in.  I want to post the recipe tomorrow so you’ll have to act quick if you want to participate! 

I’ll describe the cookies and post more photos below and if you think you have a better name for them than the one I came up with, just leave a comment and tell me. 

If you think of multiple names, please leave them all. If I like one of the names enough to use it, I’ll send you a surprise package of goodies! 

I’m leaving this contest open to everyone around the world. And I’m not excluding my friends and family this time. I just really want to name these cookies tonight!

Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookie

These cookies are made with a fairly basic chocolate chip cookie dough but I added some almond extract along with the vanilla extract.

Instead of chocolate chips, I chopped up some good quality dark chocolate and I also added some chopped dried cherries. 

The almond extract is almost imperceptible, but it really compliments the cherries. The cookies kind of remind me of Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream. 

But last night my husband said they reminded him of a cherry cordial.  Actually this is what he said: “These remind me of a cherry cordial, but better because they don’t have that gross liquid inside.”  He’s right.

The cookies are made with real butter, and they bake up flat and chewy.  Although they contain small chunks of dark chocolate and cherries, I wouldn’t describe them as  a chunky cookie.

Chocolate Cherry Cookies

I want the name of the cookie to be descriptive, but fun. Nothing too outlandish, please. I just want a name that will make people want to bake these cookies, because they’re really good! 

I hope you can help me out.

Cherry Chocolate Cookies

Now let’s hear what you’ve got!

Update: I chose a name!  The recipe for Dark Chocolate Cherry Chews can be found here!

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  1. RICHARD CRYSTAL says

    December 18, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Cherocolate Chewies?
    Reply
  2. AF says

    December 18, 2008 at 2:11 pm

    What about Cordially Yours Cookies, Cherry Cordial Cookies, Jubilee Cordials, Cordial Jubilees or Cherry Gracias Cookies - a twist on Garcia and it means thank you.
    Reply
  3. Gina says

    December 18, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    Love At First Bite cookies (I have Twilight in mind)
    Reply
  4. Melissa says

    December 18, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Pro-beny cookie, Since almonds and cherries and dark chocolate are all good for us, they cookies are good for us, I just liked the pro part, the benny was for beneficial. I think I could use some in my mouth right about now.
    Reply
  5. dawn says

    December 18, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    cherry garcia cookie chunks cherry-choco-wonderful
    Reply
  6. Teah Petersen says

    December 18, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    My favorite entries so far are: Queen Anne Black Forest Secret Blossom My submission is Cherry Blossom (Festival?) or Dark Cherry Blossom I love Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival. And Cherry Blossoms (to me) leave a hint of almond floating on the air. It makes me feel alive and happy.
    Reply
  7. Katherine Jones says

    December 18, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    How about Rudolph's favorite cookie: cherry chocolate chip
    Reply
  8. Leslie G. says

    December 18, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    CHOCO-CHERRY CHUNKERS!
    Reply
  9. Julie Venturi says

    December 18, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Sweet Chocolate Cherry Surprise......Cause they look so good and the almond is the SURPRISE!!!!!
    Reply
  10. Faye says

    December 18, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    How about Cherry Choco-lot
    Reply
  11. Linda says

    December 18, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Chocolate Chew-licious Cookies
    Reply
  12. TRISH says

    December 19, 2008 at 7:29 am

    CHOCOLATE MEETS CHERRY DELIGHTS
    Reply
  13. Jana says

    December 19, 2008 at 9:55 am

    I think you need to have the dark chocolate referenced somehow. Like Midnight Cherry Cookies. :)
    Reply
  14. Dorothy says

    December 19, 2008 at 11:15 am

    How about Dynamite Delights!!!
    Reply
  15. Esther says

    December 19, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    Cherry + Chocolate= Cherricolate cookies! YUM!
    Reply
  16. Leslie says

    December 19, 2008 at 1:40 pm

    Something about these just screams "Valentines Day" so, in that regard Midnight Cherubs Choco Cherry Cherubs Cherubs Delight Cupids Delight Choco Cherubs
    Reply
  17. Carolyn says

    December 21, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Choco Cherry Crispies!
    Reply
  18. L. Pedersen says

    December 21, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    ChoChe cookies, or CheCho cookies.
    Reply
  19. kanku says

    December 21, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    chocks! of chox =)
    Reply
  20. Amanda says

    January 8, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Choco Cherry Chunks
    Reply
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