Chocolate gingersnaps make a nice twist on a cookie my grandmother use to make. They are soft and chewy with a little taste of chocolate, mixed with ginger.

Chocolate gingersnaps are such a treat; we love adding small chocolate chips. These chocolate gingersnaps can go anywhere – to a family party, neighborhood get together, or even a bridal shower.

What Ingredients Do I Need For Chocolate Gingersnaps?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these cookies (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Butter
• Brown sugar
• Molasses
• All-purpose flour
• Baking cocoa
• Ground ginger
• Baking soda
• Cinnamon
• Ground nutmeg
• Ground cloves
• Semisweet mini chips
• Coarse sugar (optional)

How Do I Make Chocolate Gingersnaps?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these cookies (scroll down for the full recipe):

• In a mixing bowl, mix butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
• Next add the molasses and water.
• Add in the flour, cocoa, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; mix just to combine.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• Using a cookie scoop, make the dough into 1″ dough balls.
• Roll the dough balls in sugar, if desired.
• Place the dough balls onto a cookie sheet about 2″ apart.
• Bake @ 350 degrees, for about 10-12 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool slightly before removing them to a wire rack.

Tips For Changing Up Your Chocolate Gingersnaps:

• Add grated chocolate to your cookies
• Try cinnamon chips instead of chocolate chips.
• When you roll them in sugar, try a courser sugar for fun – or regular sugar works fine too.
• Use 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup applesauce instead of using 1/2 cup butter.
• Dip half of each cookie in white or dark chocolate.

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Coconut Lime Swig Cookies

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Yield: 36 Cookies

Chocolate Gingersnaps

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Chocolate gingersnaps fill the air in your home with the best smells in the world. And these, soft, chewy, gingersnaps are so hard to resist.

Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 27 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 6 ounces semisweet mini chips
• 1/4 cup coarse sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, mix butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
2. Next add the molasses, and water.
3. Add in the flour, cocoa, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; mix just to combine.
4. Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
6. Using a cookie scoop, make the dough into 1" dough balls.
7. Roll the dough balls in sugar, if desired.
8. Place the dough balls onto a cookie sheet about 2" apart.
9. Bake @ 350 degrees, for about 10-12 minutes.
10. Allow the cookies to cool slightly before removing them to a wire rack.

Nutrition Information

Yield

36

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 89Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 7mgSodium 82mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 0gSugar 6gProtein 1g