Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Mix Recipes

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Chop chocolate into 1/4-inch chunks; set aside. Sift 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour, cocoa, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter and ginger together in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until whitened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add molasses; beat until combined.
• Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat in baking soda mixture followed by remaining flour mixture. Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1-inch thickness; seal with plastic. Refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or more.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Roll in white sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the surfaces crack slightly, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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• Mix 2 cups of the flour with the baking soda and baking powder. Mix the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour with the ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. In a 1 quart, wide mouth canning jar, layer the ingredients starting with the flour and baking powder mixture, then the brown sugar, and finally the flour and spice mixture. Pack firmly between layers.
• Attach a card to the jar with the following directions: Gingerbread Cookies 1. Empty contents of jar into a large mixing bowl. Stir to blend together. Mix in 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine, 3/4 cup molasses, and 1 slightly beaten egg. Dough will be very stiff, so you may need to use your hands. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 3. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. Place cookies on a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. 4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven. Decorate as desired.

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• Heat oven to 375°F. Make cookie dough as directed on pouch.
• Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Break candy bars into individual rectangles. Press 1 rectangle into center of each cookie, making sure to form dough around chocolate to enclose; reshape into balls. Reserve remaining rectangles for another use. Roll balls in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Line two baking sheets with parchment. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and grated ginger until lightened, about 4 minutes. Add brown sugar; beat until combined. Add molasses; beat until combined.
• In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Beat half of flour mixture into butter mixture. Beat in baking-soda mixture, then remaining half of flour mixture. Mix in chocolate; turn out onto a piece of plastic wrap. Pat dough out to about 1 inch thick; seal with wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough into 1 1/2- inch balls; place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Roll in granulated sugar. Bake until the surfaces crack slightly, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating halfway through. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely. Cookies are best the day they are made but can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans).
• In medium bowl, stir together Chocolate Dough ingredients until soft dough forms. In second medium bowl, stir together Gingerbread Dough ingredients until soft dough forms.
• In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spoon heaping spoonfuls of Chocolate Dough 2 inches apart. Repeat with Gingerbread Dough, placing spoonfuls of dough between chocolate dough. Press dough into an even layer.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

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• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough; chill and reroll scraps., Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Ice and decorate as desired.

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• In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil and molasses until well blended. In another bowl, whisk cake mix, flour and ginger; gradually beat into egg mixture., Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 3-4 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press raisins into cookies for eyes., Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate with frosting and candies as desired.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Layer a 1-quart, wide-mouth canning jar with 1/2 of the flour mixture, brown sugar, white sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and toffee bits. Pack everything down firmly, then add the remaining flour mixture. Cover with the lid and attach baking instructions on a gift tag.

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• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave 3 oz. chocolate and COOL WHIP in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Reserve for later use.
• Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package. Whisk eggs, oil and molasses in large bowl until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Add dry cake mix and ginger; mix well.
• Roll dough into 76 balls, using about 1 tsp. dough for each ball. Place, 1 inch apart, on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 8 to 9 min. or just until centers are set. (Tops will be cracked.) Cool on baking sheets 3 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Spoon reserved COOL WHIP mixture into resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe about 1 tsp. COOL WHIP mixture onto bottom side of each of 38 cookies. Cover with remaining cookies, top sides up, to make 38 sandwiches. Sift powdered sugar over cookies.

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• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, beat cookie mix, softened butter, water and egg. Scoop about 2 tablespoons dough into each muffin cup.
• Bake 10 minutes. Using spoon, make deep indentation in each to create a cup. Bake 7 minutes. Cool completely in muffin cups on cooling rack.
• Remove from muffin cups to tray. In microwavable bowl, microwave chips uncovered on High in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth. Carefully spoon into center of each cup; drizzle any remaining over tops of cups. Decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate to set, about 1 hour.