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Chocolate Gingerbread Drops
Ingredients
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1/2
cup shortening
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3/4
cup packed brown sugar
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3/4
teaspoon baking soda
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1
teaspoon ground ginger
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1
teaspoon ground allspice
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1/4
cup molasses
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1
egg
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2
cups all-purpose flour
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1/2
cup dried tart red cherries
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3
ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375F. In large mixing bowl beat shortening with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, allspice, and salt; beat until combined. Beat in molasses and egg. Beat in as much flour as you can with mixer; stir in any remaining flour with wooden spoon. Stir in cherries and chocolate.
2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake about 8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
3. Separate cooled cookies between squares of green cellophane. Makes 36 cookies.
From the Test Kitchen
- Note Nutrition facts are given per cookie.
- Storage Store in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
(Chocolate Gingerbread Drops)
- Servings Per Recipe 36,
- Calories 94,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 14,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 6,
- Saturated fat (gm) 1,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 8,
- Vitamin A (IU) 49,
- Sodium (mg) 48,
- Calcium (DV %) 10,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I'm not a big gingerbread fan but I loved these cookies. The combination of chocolate and tart cherries with the gingerbread cookie was delicious.
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