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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies
A simple and flavorful recipe that's sure to be a favorite.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 138 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg freshly ground!
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- extra sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Cream the butter, sugar, and cocoa powder until creamy.
- Blend in the egg and molasses.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and spices to together. Add to the wet ingredients and blend just until combined. Don't over mix.
- Scoop dough into small balls, I used my 1 1/2 inch diameter cookie scoop, and roll them in the sugar to coat.
- Set the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet ( you can line with a silpat mat or parchment paper) at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes depending on size. They will look slightly under done, but will firm up as they cool.
- Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a rack.
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Notes
- These cookies, like most cookies, will come out slightly differently every time for me, depending on the flour I use, how I measure it, the exact temperature of my oven, what pan I use, how big my scoops of dough are, etc. I like to bake one or two test cookies to get the lay of the land before I do an entire pan full.
- If you'd like a darker chocolate cookie, use a dark Dutched cocoa like Hershey's Special Dark. I used regular cocoa for mine and the color was subtle.
- Don't over bake these...they will look slightly puffed and underdone when they come out of the oven, and they will flatten and crackle as they cool. Let them cool a bit on the pan before transferring to a rack so they have a chance to firm up.
- These cookies store wonderfully, even in plastic baggies, they keep their outer crunch and their inner chewiness perfectly for days!
Nutrition Information
Calories
138kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
141mg
(6%)
Potassium
72mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
187IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.01mg
(0%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 138
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 138kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 141mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 72mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 187IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.