Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
 
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Christmas is incomplete without Gingerbread. And if you can pair this holiday flavor with another classic, like Chocolate, then its like Paradise on a Plate! These soft and chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies, shimmering with sugar crystals are perfect foodie gifts for the holiday season.
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Serves: 24 cookies
Ingredients
  • 7oz dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1½ cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1¼ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup dark-brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup un-sulfured molasses
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
Directions
  1. Chop the chocolate into small chunks and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cocoa powder.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until whitened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar and molasses, and beat until combined.
  4. In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in 1½ teaspoons boiling water.
  5. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture. Mix in the chocolate chunks at the very end.
  6. Transfer the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1-inch thick; seal with wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or more.
  7. Preheat oven to 325°F; line two large baking sheets with baking paper and keep ready.
  8. Remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into 24 pieces. Roll the dough by hand to smoothen the cookie balls and flatten them slightly, about 1½-inch thick balls. Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and refrigerate for another 20 minutes.
  9. Remove the trays, then roll each cookie ball in granulated sugar. Bake until the surfaces crack slightly, about 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe by Fun and Food Cafe at https://www.funandfoodcafe.com/gingerbread-cookies-2/