Sunday, December 13, 2009

These are my favorite Christmas cookies:

Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies

1 bag semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 T fresh grated ginger
2 T cocoa powder
1/2 tsp each ground cloves and nutmeg
2 t ground cinnamon
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses (or honey - I like molasses)

1 T boiling water
2 t baking soda

granulated sugar for rolling cookies

Mix flour, spices, cocoa. Add butter (softened), fresh ginger, sugar, molasses; beat together. Dissolve baking soda in water, beat in dough. Mix in chocolate chips.

Chill for two hours.

Make 1 inch balls, roll in granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet, about twelve per sheet.

Bake at 325 for 13 - 15 minutes.

Cool on rack.

posted by Birgit
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