Adding chocolate to a ginger cookie provides a nice contrast. You expect a ginger taste and your palate gets hit with a taste of chocolate. If you don't like dark chocolate, or don't have any, using semi-sweet chocolate chips will work just fine.
Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup fancy molasses
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp lemon zest
4 squares chopped dark chocolate, about 112g or 3/4 cup
1/3 cup granulated sugar for rolling
1. Stir flour with baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 min. Beat in egg, molasses, fresh ginger and zest, scraping down sides of bowl as needed (don’t worry if it looks a little curdled). Gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in chopped chocolate. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to roll, about 20 min.
3.Position oven racks in top and bottom thirds of oven. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly spray 2 baking sheets with non-stick spray and set aside.
4.Scoop dough and roll into tbsp-sized balls. Coat with granulated sugar. Place on prepared sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake, switching and rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are puffed and lightly golden, 10 to 12 min. Remove to a rack to cool completely. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week or freeze up to 1 month
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