Spice Gingerbread Cookies

By teresafu

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• Pinch of Nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of dark chocolate chunks (at least 50% dark chocolate). You can cut up a bar of dark chocolate or use baking dark chocolate squares that you would find in the baking section of the grocery store.
• Cocoa for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

With a hand mixer combine sugar, molasses and butter; beat well. Add eggs; beat until combined.

In a separate bowl sift or whisk together all the dry ingredients. Slowly add this mixture to your molasses mixture; stir well after each addition.

Stir in chocolate chunks.

Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place on a lined cookie sheet 2-inches apart and flatten with your fingers. Sift a small amount of cocoa on top of each cookie. Bake in pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes. Let cool and enjoy! Store uneaten cookies in an airtight container.