How to Make Gingerbread Chocolate Chunk Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

If there's one thing that screams "holiday season," it's gingerbread. The warm, spicy flavor of gingerbread is synonymous with everything cozy and festive. And what's better than combining that with another holiday staple – chocolate! These Gingerbread Chocolate Chunk Cookies are the perfect way to indulge in the flavors of the season, all wrapped up in a sweet and chewy cookie.

These Gingerbread Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a modern twist on a classic favorite. The warm spices of ging...

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Ingredients

  • 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

Information

  • 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

  • Sift flour, cocoa, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.
  • 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.
  • Dissolve baking soda in boiling water in a small bowl.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Roll chilled dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place back in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Roll balls in sugar and place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the surface of the cookies crack, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    99 cal.

    • Total Fat: 6g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 10mg
    • Sodium: 55mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 11g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Calcium: 10mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 59mg