Chewy Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar, for rolling

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• beat together the butter with 1 cup of sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture is smooth, and stir in beaten egg and molasses. in another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture by half cupfuls. stir in the chocolate chips. refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• scoop up a generous spoonful of dough, and roll it into a ball. roll the ball in sugar, place onto an ungreased baking sheet, and flatten slightly. sprinkle a little sugar onto the cookie, if desired. repeat for the rest of the cookies.
• bake the cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on racks.