My oldest Hungry Puppy has been learning about persuasive writing in school. The assignment was to write a persuasive letter to Santa. Well, she brought it home on Friday and I had a chance to read it, and I think that she's getting the art of persuasion down pretty well! I definitely think that Santa may have a change of heart after reading that persuasive letter. Anyhow, she told Santa that she was planning on leaving out chocolate gingerbread cookies and chocolate milk for his snack. This was the first time I had heard anything about chocolate gingerbread cookies from either of my Hungry Puppies, but I obviously had to make some so Santa wouldn't be disappointed. I used this recipe as an outline, and changed it to fit what my Hungry Puppy had envisioned, a chocolate gingerbread cookie with 2 kinds of chocolate chips. The cookies turned out delicious! We've never had chocolate and gingerbread together before, but it was definitely a hit!
Triple Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon allspice
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons molasses
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract, and beat until fluffy. Beat in the flour mixture until just barely combined. Beat in the semi sweet and milk chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
Scoop the dough into tablespoon size balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for about 9 minutes, or until the tops are just set. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool on the pan for a couple of minutes, then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Enjoy! -Cardamommy
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