Spicy chocolate cookies super soft and delicious. Can you also feel this delightful scent of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in the air and the kitchen? These are the aromas that instantly give me the feeling of the sweetest holiday of the year. Today I want to share with you how I made Chocolate and Cinnamon Cookies that my family loved. Super soft and delicious, a very simple dough to prepare with cocoa, chocolate chips, and the spices I adore: cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Just imagine the delicious aroma that filled my house as soon as I took them out of the oven and tasted one still warm. And what else can I say… delicious! If you also love the scent of spices this is really a recipe not to be missed. And I recommend you also read the recipe for my Christmas Chocolate Ring Cake. And these Chocolate Cookies also make a special gift idea for relatives and friends, because we all know that homemade gifts and edible things are always the most appreciated gifts. So let’s head to the kitchen and prepare the spicy cocoa cookies together
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: For 24 cookies
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Christmas
- Energy 193.18 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 30.54 (g) of which sugars 13.09 (g)
- Proteins 4.13 (g)
- Fat 7.22 (g) of which saturated 3.74 (g)of which unsaturated 2.07 (g)
- Fibers 1.52 (g)
- Sodium 61.46 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 60 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Chocolate Cookie Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (4 grams)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- as needed powdered sugar (for decorating)
How to Make Christmas Chocolate Cookies
Mix the softened butter cut into small cubes with the sugar in a bowl. Add the egg and mix. Continue the preparation by adding the sifted flour, unsweetened cocoa, and baking powder. Also, add the spices, a pinch of salt, and pepper, and the dark chocolate chips.
Mix well first with a fork and then with your hands. Form a soft dough, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let the dough firm up in the fridge for 30 minutes. Take the dough again and with slightly damp hands take a small ball and roll it between your hands.
Place the balls slightly apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Dust them with powdered sugar before baking them. Bake the Spicy Cookies in a preheated static oven at 356°F (180°C) for 14-16 minutes. Let them cool slightly before transferring them to a tray.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, a hug, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
The Cookies remain soft in a container for 3-4 days. You can store them for a longer time but they will lose a bit of softness
If you prefer, you can replace the chocolate chips with 2.5 oz (70 grams) of dark chocolate cut into small pieces
Also read the recipe for the Christmas Tart
