Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Reviews

• N
  
  Dec 29, 2017

  Dough was super crumbly and frustrating to work with. Would NOT recommend these.

• Mandy257
  
  Jan 9, 2014

  When I made these, I added a couple more Tbsp of butter and some extra cocoa. They weren't the best cookies I have ever had, but they weren't bad. The kids loved them. The molasses was overpowering in the raw dough, but not the finished cookies, at least not for us. I would make them again.

• steph0123
  
  Dec 18, 2013

  I thought these were amazing! Thank you so much for the recipe. I replaced the regular flour with Gluten Free "cup for cup" flour since i have celiac. I made these with my mother and we both agree that this recipe is far superior than our other gingerbread recipe. The chocolate just give it a flavor boost..it does not overpower the cookie flavor what so ever. I didn't have any problem with it being dry. I used a lighter molasses too. Anyway great recipe in my opinion.

• Aponie
  
  Dec 10, 2013

  Sorry, but I didn't like these at all :( I should've clued in when I read the ingredients that they weren't 'gingerbread' in flavor when it didn't call for any 'ginger'. The gingerbread only refers to the shape. That aside, I continued making them as I thought in light of the ratings, they might be nice. Unfortunately not. The taste of molasses completely overtook the flavour of cocoa. I wouldn't consider myself a master baker, but I am a confident and good one, so knew the recipe was as it called for. I made these for my son and his class as I thought the cocoa might give the cookie a nice twist, but sadly my son disliked it very much, so I didn't end up bringing them in for his classmates. I too didn't like the taste. I would say this was more of an adult flavoured cookie if you really LOVE molasses because that's all you will taste. Of course this is just my opinion and the recipe of whom this belongs to, obviously loves them. But I didn't think they were very nice. :(

• wisher558
  
  Oct 25, 2013

  I haven't baked these yet but the dough was very, very dry. I did have to make some substitutions, shortening for butter and a homemade substitution for the molasses, but it wouldn't come together. Ended up adding 1/4 of milk. Also added ginger and allspice. Dough is chilling now.

• alexandraxoxo
  
  May 28, 2012

  I made these for my German class, since I found them under German recipes. I made changes to the recipe. I found that the dough was way to dry(?), most likely due to my mistake. So, we added more liquid. The taste was way too molassesy, so since the add of the liquid made it too sticky we added more cinnamon and cocoa. Now, it had a hint of molasses, which tasted a whole lot better. We put it in for 6 minuets at first, but found it wasn't ready, so we put it in for another 2 minuets. All in all, the recipe was good, but it could be better. I had high hopes for this, but they feel a bit.

• kat83
  
  Dec 21, 2010

  Tasted just fine to me!

• katysue618
  
  Dec 6, 2010

  I made this recipe because my 5 yr. old grandson has been asking for gingerbread men cookies. I am sure that the gingerbread refers to the shape. I did not add ginger because I don't think that he would have loved them as much as he did. The cocoa flavor, I think is what makes it good to him

• jessanne1101
  
  Dec 2, 2010

  They were so yummy

• coupals
  
  Dec 2, 2010

  Thank you for the review and confirmation. I like the previous statement that it is reference to the shape....I don't know about you but I LOVE thinking outside of the box and making a new favorite of old recipes, that's the whole reason I subscribe to TOH--Way to go Karen, 5 stars!