Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Dough
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This recipe makes 1 batch servings
- Portion size: 1 batch
Ingredients
- 1 cup 1cupshortening, softened
- 1 cup 1cupgranulated sugar
- 2 2eggeggs
- 3/4 cup 3/4cupfancy molasses
- 1/2 cup 1/2cupcooking molasses
- 3 oz 3ozbittersweet chocolate, melted
- 5-1/2 cups 5-1/2cupsall-purpose flour
- 2 tsp 2tspground ginger
- 1 tsp 1tspsalt
- 1 tsp 1tspground cloves
- 1 tsp 1tspcinnamon
- 1 tsp 1tspbaking soda
Preparation
In large bowl, beat shortening with sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs, fancy molasses and cooking molasses. Stir in melted chocolate.
In separate bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves and cinnamon; stir into molasses mixture in 2 additions, mixing well and blending with hands if necessary.
Divide dough in half and shape into discs; wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 week.)
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2009
