Gingerbread Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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These chocolate gingerbread cookies give a chocolaty twist on a traditional holiday flavor!

Submitted by honeybee
Updated on February 11, 2022
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Additional Time:
2 hrs 20 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
4 dozen cookies
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 48 servings

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • 1 cup butter, softened

  • 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar

  • ½ cup molasses

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 ½ teaspoons boiling water

  • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks

  • ¼ cup white sugar

Directions

  1. Sift flour, cocoa, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.

  2. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add brown sugar and beat until combined. Add molasses and beat until combined.

  3. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water in a small bowl.

  4. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Add baking soda mixture and beat until combined. Add remaining flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chunks.

  5. Turn dough onto plastic wrap and pat out to about 1-inch thickness. Cover completely in plastic wrap and place dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

  6. Roll chilled dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place back in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

  7. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  8. Roll balls in sugar and place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

  9. Bake in the preheated oven until the surface of the cookies crack, 10 to 12 minutes.

Cook's Notes:

Cookies should have a chewy texture when done.

Instead of rolling balls in white sugar, bake cookie as directed, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if you like.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

99 Calories
6g Fat
11g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 48
Calories 99
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 8%
Saturated Fat 4g 19%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 55mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 1g 2%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 1mg 4%
Potassium 59mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.