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We salute these moist and buttery cookies with white chocolate chips, dried cherries, and blueberries. Hilary from Cow & Crumb puts a patriotic spin on these tasty treats by invoking the colors of the American flag: red, white, and blueberry! She even shows us a baking trick to get puffy tall cookies instead of flat ones, but you'll have to watch in order to learn!

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Makes about 40 cookies

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
1 cup dried blueberries
1 cup dried tart cherries
1 cup white chocolate chips

Wet Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter, cubed & chilled
1 cup light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
¼ cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract

How-to

Preheat oven to 350°

Mix Dry Ingredients

1. Combine all dry ingredients, stir and set aside

Combine Ingredients

1. In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the cold butter and both sugars

2. Slowly add the egg, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Mix on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes

3. Add dry ingredients all at once. Mix on lowest speed just until flour is incorporated, about 30 seconds

Portion & Bake

1. Scoop into golf ball sized mounds and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden on edges. Rotate the pan halfway through the baking time

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Hilary Koloski

Currently residing in Massachusetts, this New York native and graduate of The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, has been baking ever since she could successfully crack an egg. She is the founder and Chief Baking Officer of Cow & Crumb Baking Company, a small cookie business run out of Cambridge. Cow & Crumb was born out of Hilary’s love for business and baking, but most of all her passion for sharing baked goods with the people she loves.