Chocolate and Ginger...Soulmates



Chocolate Ginger Chunk Cookies



By now, you will realize that we LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate and we are huge fans of ginger, so naturally, we combined them and found the most delicious cookie recipe. This is our FAVOURITE cookie recipe because it adds a kick of spice to the classic chocolate chunk cookie. This is definitely a recipe worth making during the holiday season (or any time of the year!)

Chocolate Ginger Chunk Cookies

Chocolate Ginger Chunk Cookies

For our anuual holiday party, our family asked us and our cousin Nicole (of bakemeblush.blogspot.com) to bake some cookies for the party. We decided to share our ginger chocolate chunk cookies with the guests, and within minutes...they had devoured them! Seeing as our family obviously liked them, we felt you and your family would enjoy them as well this holiday season. You will definitely want to save room for this dessert during YOUR holiday feast!

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INGREDIENTS:

7 ounces semisweet chocolate

1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour

1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

8 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1/4 cup molasses

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Line two baking sheets with parchment. Chop chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.

2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and grated ginger until whitened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add molasses; beat until combined.

3. In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in 1 1/2 teaspoons boiling water. Beat half of flour mixture into butter mixture. Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture. Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1 inch thick; seal with wrap; refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or more.

4. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough into 1 1/2- inch balls; place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Roll in granulated sugar. Bake until the surfaces crack slightly, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
MAKES ABOUT 2 DOZEN

RECIPE FROM MARTHA STEWART COOKIES COOK BOOK