Forget the holidays, you’re gonna want these cookies all winter long. Chewy nuggets of candied ginger, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, and warm hints of molasses made this cookie a favorite in our test kitchen. To prevent overmixing the dough, fold in the chocolate—it’ll also produce a tougher cookie. To make these cookies look as good as they taste, reserve a few of the chocolate chunks to place on top of each cookie. That way, they won’t all get hidden in the dark dough.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add egg; beat until just combined. Beat in molasses and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute.
Stir together flour, crystallized ginger, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and ground ginger in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute. Fold in chocolate chunks.
Scoop dough using a 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop. Arrange balls 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Working in 2 batches, bake in preheated oven until cookie tops are crackly but cookies are still soft to the touch, 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes.