Double Chocolate Cookies with Ginger and Cayenne

Ingredients

Dry:
1-1/2 Cups sifted all purpose flour
1 Cup sifted Dutch cocoa powder
1-1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Cup shaved dark chocolate (70%) – or chocolate chips
1 Cup sugar
1 Cup brown sugar
Wet:
1/2 Cup plus 1 Tbsp canola oil
2 large eggs
2-1/2 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
3/4 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 tsp warm water
1/2 Tbsp pink or white sea salt
1 Tbsp sugar

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 375°F.
2
Mix dry ingredients together well in a large mixing bowl.
3
Whisk wet ingredients together in a separate mixing bowl.
4
Mix sugar and salt together in a small bowl and set aside until required.
5
Lightly grease a parchment lined baking sheet with butter.
6
Mix wet and dry ingredients together well.
7
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet.
8
Flatten with the palm of your hand until about 3/8″ thick.
9
Sprinkle with sugar and salt mixture.
10
Bake for 11 minutes.
11
Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes before removing cookies to a cooling rack.
12
Allow to cool completely.
13
Enjoy!
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About

Picked up the base for these cookies from Food Network – and then spiced them up a bit.

Yield:

40 Cookies

Added:

Friday, July 6, 2012 - 1:31pm

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