Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies with Dried Cherries and Coconut

2 cups of all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup dried cherries
½ cup shredded coconut 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 F.

2. In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set to the side.

3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars with a hand mixer until blended. Then, beat in the eggs and vanilla until creamy and smooth.

4. Mix the flour into the butter mixed until blended. Do not over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips, cherries, and dried coconut.

5. Bake on a greased or lined cookie sheet for 15 – 17 minutes. You want the edges of the cookies to be brown, and the cookies still soft to touch. Do not over bake or your cookies will turn out to hard.

6. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes – if you can.