Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups	All-purpose flour (321g)
1 tsp.	Baking soda
1 tsp.	Salt
3/4 cup	Sugar (147g)
3/4 cup	Brown sugar (171g)
1/2 cup	Butter, room tempeture
1/2 cup	Shortening (98g)
2 ea.	Eggs
2 tsp.	Almond extract
1 1/2 cups	Chocolate chips (304g)
1 cup	Cherries (dried, sweetened) (134g)
1 cup	Almonds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

With paddle attachment on the mixer, beat together sugar, brown sugar, shortening and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time till combined.

Add almond extract.

With the mixer on low speed, add in flour, baking soda and salt, mix till combined.

Add chocolate chips, cherries and almonds, mix till combined.

Using a cookie scoop place cookie dough on parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 12 minutes.

When done let sit on cookie sheet for about 3 minutes then move to cooling rack.