Add butter to a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt butter, stirring slowly. After butter melts, continue to cook for a few minutes until the butter solids start to brown. It easy to tell this if you use a non-dark colored pan as you’ll be able to actually see the brown bits on the bottom. You can also tell when the butter is browned by the smell. It will start to smell very nutty which means it’s done!
Pour off browned butter carefully. Try to leave most of the browned solids in the pan, but it’s okay if some go with the butter. Let this cool.
Cream together sugars with brown butter until they are smooth using a hand mixer or stand mixer.
Beat in eggs one at a time and vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients except chocolate chips and cherries.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Mix until just combined.
Stir in add-ins (chocolate and cherries).
Spoon large tablespoons of cookie dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake cookies at 375 for 10-12 minutes until they are lightly browned around the edges.