I want to say a very big THANK YOU to Erika for telling me about these pomegranate cookies. Seriously, you need to find yourself 2 pomegranates and make a batch. And then hide them {from yourself}.
Chocolate Pomegranate Cookies {adapted from Danamadeit}
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OH YUM! Chocolate Pomegranate Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 Cup Unsalted butter
1/2 Cup Crisco Vegetable Shortening
3/4 cups White Sugar
3/4 cups Brown Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups Flour
3/4 cup Hershey’s Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 tsp Salt
1 cup pomegranate arils {about 2 pomegranates}
Instructions
In a Kitchenaid mixer cream together the butter, shortening, 2 sugars, vanilla, and eggs.
In a separate bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Combine it with the butter mixture and mix until everything is incorporated.
Carefully fold the pomegranate arils into cookie dough.
Using a 2-inch cookie scoop place 6 balls of cookie dough evenly apart on a silpat or on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Notes
When I said you’ll need to hide these cookies. I meant it. I have devoured 6 cookies so far today. Oh.My.Word. they are good!
Peggy says
OH these sound delicious! and to think we even have two pomegranates just sitting in the refrigerator waiting to be used!
Robin says
Thank you for posting this recipe made these tonight. Great way to pair chocolate and pom’s. My kids loved them. This one is a keeper.
Angela says
How do you free the arils (haha, I didn’t know they were called that!) from the outer part of the pomegranate? It seems to be a rather time consuming job…Any tips for making it happen faster??
Mavis says
I have teenagers. 😉 Ha Ha Ha… Pomegranates are a lot of work. I wish there was an easier was to get them out but I just pick them out carefully.
Tali says
Mavis, here is an easy way to get the little arils out: cut pom in half while it is on the counter sideways. place one of the halves open side down on your open palm over a bowel, with the handle part of a butter knife bang on the outer part of the pom and viola…all the seeds will fall into the bowel.