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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies

November 24, 2010 by Hillary 8 Comments

I was at it again today…

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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies

Today’s recipe came from Miss Joy the Baker.

  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 c. molasses*
  • 3/4 c. chocolate chips [I ‘beefed up’ the original 1/2 c. & chose bittersweet > semisweet.]
  • 1/4 c. granulated sugar, for rolling

*Did you know molasses is an excellent source of iron?

Joy’s Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350*F.

Sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt into a medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until smoothly blended, about 2 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing. Add the egg and molasses and mix until blended and an even light color, about 1 minute. On low speed, add the flour mixture, mixing just to incorporate it. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Spread the granulated sugar into a small bowl. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough between the palms of your hands into a ball, toss the ball in sugar to coat and place on the prepared baking sheet. Continue making cookies, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies one sheet at a time until the tops feel firm but they are still soft in the center and there are several large cracks on top, about 12-14 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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The recipe made 28 cookies to wrap up and give to friends and family tomorrow as a simple gesture of my thankfulness.

Speaking of tomorrow… is your stomach getting hungry? All I have to do is take a glance at my plate from Thanksgiving 2009, and my mouth begins to water. I’m going for a longgg run in the morning with my gals – a holiday tradition – before making pizza pancakes for the parents. Then, it’s time to prepare the pies and potatoes.

I hope your day is deliciously enjoyable,

Hillary

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At what time do you eat your Thanksgiving meal?

Unlike most, we don’t eat our meal until dinner time, around 6:00 or 7:00pm. Therefore, I will definitely be munching throughout the day tomorrow.

How do you healthify your Thanksgiving… or do you?

Our Thanksgiving meal tends to be rather healthy. I still consume an absurd amount of calories – I am sure – but we always start with a salad, and I try to make my plate as colorful as possible… then comes dessert ;)

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Comments

  1. Donna Parker says

    November 24, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    I’m so glad that you had the link to last year’s meal…I would never have remembered that we made roasted squash and beets. I’m so pleased with their rich color…full of good, farm fresh nutrients. And potatoes? Your Uncle Durry will be thrilled. I have seen the preparation “spreadsheet” that Clay and Jen have created for their meal tomorrow, and I see that there is both pilaf (A & N prepared) and smashed potatoes. Is it Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes?

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    • Hillary says

      November 24, 2010 at 8:00 pm

      It’s so fun to be able to look back a year in the past, isn’t it!? I remember that squash well, dee-licious! I look forward to seeing photos of their East Coast Thanksgiving meal…

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  2. Lauren says

    November 24, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I usually splurge at Thanksgiving, but since I’m the only vegetarian in my family, there is less for me to eat – so I made a vegetarian, quinoa, healthy dish! We eat around 1, then end up napping the rest of the day. I always run a turkey trot race in my town Thanksgiving morning, so I can justify all those excess calories and delicious desserts :)

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  3. Jess@atasteofconfidence says

    November 24, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    We eat around 4:30…and honestly my meal isn’t too healthy!

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  4. Camille says

    November 24, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    We usually do an early dinner, around 3 or so. This year my boyfriend and I have decided to do a Thanksgiving lunch. I am never hungry enough for a meal at dinner time!

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  5. Trish says

    November 24, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    I’ll be doing a ‘tennis mixer’ bright and early tomorrow. Depending on how much I move, I might have to squeeze in a run to make room for the Thanksgiving feast. As for the recipe, I love the addition of ginger in chocolate chip cookies. Sweet and spicy. And will have to try molasses next time I make them!

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  6. Lauren says

    November 25, 2010 at 9:48 am

    I first started adding molasses to my oatmeal last fall and ever since, it has been a special addition.

    Happy Thanksgiving, girl!!

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  7. Kayla (Little Miss Healthify) says

    December 9, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    Chocolate and ginger just go so well together!! I love your photography, and the cookies have the most perfect little crinkles!

    Reply

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