Chocolate Chocolate Chip Gingersnaps

Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Course: Dessert | Yield: 3 dozen

Chocolate gingersnaps with chocolate chips rolled in a lovely spice-fragranced sugar. Chewy sweet, spice, and melty chocolate for your favorite cookie monsters. Inspired by Jennifer at Taste of Home. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-gingersnaps/

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup brown sugar

½ cup molasses

3 Tbsp crystallized ginger, minced

3 cups flour

¼ cup baking cocoa powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cloves

½ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated is best

12 oz dark chocolate chips

Sugar and Spice:

¼ cup sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated is best

¼ tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp ground cardamom

Preheat oven to 350*. In a stand mixer, cream butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add in the molasses and crystallized ginger. In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg together. Spoon over the butter batter with the chocolate chips. Turn the mixer on at a low speed and mix until incorporated. Scoop the dough into tablespoon-size cookies and roll them into the sugar before placing them on silpat or parchment-lined baking sheets. Flatten the dough rounds with a flat bottom cup, then bake for 10-12 minutes.