chewy ginger chocolate chip cookies

Recipe by
barbara hale
Hamden, CT

I first saw this recipe in a Martha Stewart magazine.I tried it-and it quickly became a big favorite!Between the chocolate and chopped ginger,it combines the best of two worlds in one bite!Usually these would be just "everyday cookies" as I say,meaning if it rains or snows,or if a game is on-we make cookies!But these are truly so yummy that my family now asks for them also at Christmas time too,along with our other traditional and special Christmas cookies! It's gotta be a good one tho to be in my holiday category!Enjoy.. as much as we do!!

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chewy ginger chocolate chip cookies

  • 8 Tbsp
    butter,room temp
  • 1/2 c
    dark brown sugar,packed
  • 1/2 c
    "grandmas" dark molasses
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 1/4 tsp
    ginger powder
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground clove powder
  • 1 Tbsp
    finely chopped crystalized ginger(and do not skip this part!)
  • 8 oz
    semi-sweet chocolate chips

How To Make chewy ginger chocolate chip cookies

  • 1
    Set oven to 350. Cream butter and brown sugar.Add molasses and stir to blend.
  • 2
    Add the dry ingredients:flour,baking soda,cocoa powder and spices,blending well with the butter/molasses mixture.
  • 3
    Lastly,add in the choc chips,mixing till blended into the batter.
  • 4
    Take dough by rounded teaspoons and put onto a greased cookie sheet.Leave a bit of room in between each one.
  • 5
    Sprinkle pinches of white sugar on top of each cookie before baking.Can use colored sugars too!
  • 6
    **Bake for betw about "11-15" min..OR until the tops are slightly cracked. Careful not to overbake bec they will be too hard.
  • 7
    **I played with the cooking times from the original recipe.Time varies for whatever reason.Naturally the size you make them effects the cooking time too.You may do as I do..and just watch carefully till done-always within the time frames listed. Once they're done,be prepared to hide the goods! Warm ones are deadly!

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