Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter(1 1/2 sticks), room temperature
• 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/2 cup for rolling
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped candied ginger
• 1 cup dark chocolate chunks(chop a gourmer bar for best results)

Directions

1. oven to 350. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, spices and cocoa in a large bowl. Set aside.

2. With a mixer, cream together butter and 1/3 cup dark brown sugar and 1/3 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 mins.

3. Beat in egg yolk. Add molasses and vanilla. Add flour mixture. Mix until no flour pockets remain. Stir in chocolate and ginger. Chill dough until firm.

4. Place 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a bowl. Roll tablespoons of cookie dough into balls; roll in sugar.

5. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 mins, rtating pan after 5 mins, until cookies are beginning to crack and edges are just set. Do not overbake.

6. Let cookies cool briefly on baking sheet, and transfer to a rack to cool completely.

7. Makes approx 30 cookies.

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