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Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies Ingredients: candies, semisweet chocolate wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched spices, ginger, ground spices, cinnamon, ground spi...

Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:
candies, semisweet chocolate
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
spices, ginger, ground
spices, cinnamon, ground
spices, cloves, ground
spices, nutmeg, ground
cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened
butter, without salt
spices, ginger, ground
sugars, brown
molasses
leavening agents, baking soda
sugars, granulated

Directions:
Line two baking sheets with parchment.
Chop chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks; set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
In the bowl of an electric mixer,fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and grated ginger until whitened, about 4 minutes.
Add brown sugar; beat until combined.
Add molasses; beat until combined.
In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in 1 1/2 teaspoons boiling water.
Beat half of flour mixture into butter mixture.
Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture.
Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap.
Pat dough out to about 1 inch thick; seal with wrap; refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or more.
Heat oven to 325F
Roll dough into 1 1/2- inch balls; place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
Refrigerate 20 minutes.
Roll in granulated sugar.
Bake until the surfaces crack slightly, 10 to 12 minutes.
Let cool 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.