Chocolate Filled Gingersnap Cookie Recipe

Published by Melissa on December 5, 2013 | Updated February 28, 2024 | 22 Comments

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Hello, Barbara Bakes readers! I am Deborah from Taste and Tell and I’m super excited to be here today, guest posting on Barbara’s blog. I’m lucky to know Barbara in real life and I’m happy to call her a friend, so that makes it even more fun to get to post here!!

Holiday baking is underway at my house. It’s my favorite time of year for baking, and I love all of the holiday flavors. Peppermint, eggnog, and of course – gingersnap!!

Truth be told, I wasn’t a huge gingersnap fan growing up. But somewhere in the last couple years, that has taken an full turn, and I am completely drawn towards anything with that spicy ginger flavor. These gingersnaps are not like the ones that I had as a child, though. Instead of being crisp, these are soft. And the chocolate centers give this another level of flavor that will make you wonder why you ever ate gingersnaps without chocolate. These cookies – they are quickly becoming a holiday favorite!!

If you want some more Christmas cookie inspiration, make sure you also check out my Peppermint Butter Cookies, Red Velvet Gooey Butter Cookies or Chocolate Covered Cherry Delights. And come say hi on my blog!

Thanks for letting me share today, Barbara!!

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Chocolate Filled Gingersnaps

Cook Time11 minutes mins

Total Time11 minutes mins

Course: Cookies

Keyword: baking, Chocolate, cookie

Servings: 3 dozen cookies

Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

1 cup packed light brown sugar
¾ cup shortening
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cloves
pinch of nutmeg
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon vanilla
turbinado sugar or coarse sanding sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Combine the brown sugar, shortening and molasses in a large bowl and mix until smooth. Add in the egg and beat until combined.
Add in the baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Mix to combine. Add in the flour and beat together. The dough will start to come together but will look crumbly. Beat until it sticks together when you squeeze it together with your fingers.
Place the sugar in a small bowl. Make 1-inch balls from the dough, then roll in the sugar. Place at least 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes, until the cookies are just set and starting to crack on the edges.
Remove from the oven and immediately press the centers down with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating an indentation. Cool for a minute or two on the cookie sheets, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, hot water and vanilla. Fill each cookie with the chocolate mixture, then sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Let the chocolate set up before storing in an airtight container.

Today’s post is part of a Virtual Christmas Cookie. I’m sharing a cookie recipe on Hoosier Homemade and I’m lucky to have Deb from Taste and Tell sharing a cookie recipe on Barbara Bakes today. The virtual cookie exchange is a great way for our readers to check out some blogs that may be new to them, and of course, get some wonderful new cookie recipes for their holiday cookie trays.

I hope you’ll check out all these great Christmas cookie recipes:

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Melanie Walker
December 19, 2016 at 1:55 pm

These are one of my favorites to bake every year! Thanks for posting these cookies have been in my holiday baking rotation for a couple of years and now and are saying for good! Thanks again and happy baking!
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- Barbara Schieving
  December 19, 2016 at 6:14 pm
  
  Thanks Melanie – so fun!
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Liz@HoosierHomemade
December 15, 2013 at 7:18 pm

Oh yum! Chocolate and Gingersnap together! Heavenly!
Thanks for joining the Cookie Exchange!
~Liz@HoosierHomemade
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Nutmeg Nanny
December 08, 2013 at 7:46 am

These look incredible 🙂 I am so excited to make these!
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Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
December 06, 2013 at 12:11 pm
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These look heavenly – I love the chocolate gingersnap combo!!
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
December 06, 2013 at 9:46 am

I love the combination of chocolate and ginger together so this is right up my alley
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2 Sisters Recipes
December 06, 2013 at 8:58 am

Oh these look so divine!! How yummy!!
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Claire @ Claire K Creations
December 06, 2013 at 1:23 am

Oh my goodness these look amazing!
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Angie@Angie's Recipes
December 06, 2013 at 1:08 am

Did you melt the shortening?
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Angie@Angie's Recipes
December 06, 2013 at 1:06 am

Chewy and divine! I love those gingersnaps!
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Linda
December 05, 2013 at 6:35 pm

Any particular reason to use shortening in these or could we use butter? I know some recipes are quite different if you change those out. I can do shortening–just wondered if there was a reason why it is used instead of butter. Looks like a great recipe…adding it to my list!!
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- Deborah
  December 05, 2013 at 11:18 pm
  
  Linda, the shortening will help to keep the cookies soft, as well as helping to keep the shape. You could probably use butter, but they may come out a bit crisper, and they may not hold their shape and spread a bit. Good luck – thanks!
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Melissa B
December 05, 2013 at 5:23 pm

Deborah, these look delicious! =)
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Averie @ Averie Cooks
December 05, 2013 at 4:39 pm

Pinned these soft, perfect looking little beauties!
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My Inner Chick
December 05, 2013 at 3:53 pm

YUuuuuuuuuuuuM.
beautiful combination of flavors!
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Carol
December 05, 2013 at 3:43 pm

Those cookies look divine-chocolate and ginger is one of my favorite combinations. I can’t wait to try these-I fell in love with the white chocolate kiss gingerbread cookies last year.
Thank you Barbara! 🙂
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- Carol
  December 05, 2013 at 3:44 pm
  
  OOPS! I got so excited I misread who to thank-thank you Deborah!
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Sue {munchkin munchies}
December 05, 2013 at 1:34 pm

Mmmm, Deborah, These look like a cookie I would really love! What a great combination of flavors. Gorgeous photos too.
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Danelle
December 05, 2013 at 12:42 pm

Gorgeous cookies! Chocolate and ginger are so good together.
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Leigh Anne Wilkes
December 05, 2013 at 9:32 am

These are so pretty and look delicious!
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Rosa
December 05, 2013 at 7:16 am

Those are pretty cookies and I’m sure they taste divine!
Cheers,
Rosa
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steph@stephsbitebybite
December 05, 2013 at 7:10 am

I think I wanna eat these for breakfast!
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