Christmas cookies: recipe for chocolate gingerbread cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients for the dough

• 2 eggs
• 150 g brown sugar
• 75 g butter (soft)
• 150 g dark chocolate (melted)
• 100 g flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 100 g ground almonds
• 1 tsp gingerbread spice
• 100 g chocolate chips
• Grated tonka bean (optional — a pinch for an even better flavor)

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (top and bottom heat).

2. Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt over a water bath.

3. For this, use a pot of water and another pot above it with the chocolate.

4. Melt the butter (either in the microwave or take it out before baking).

5. Beat the eggs with the sugar and the gingerbread spice (and optionally the grated tonka bean) until frothy.

6. Stir in the melted chocolate and the butter.

7. Finally, mix in the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, almonds and the chocolate chips well.

8. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

9. Use two small teaspoons to place small mounds onto the sheet.

10. Bake the chocolate gingerbread cookies at 175° C (top and bottom heat) for about 12 to 15 minutes.

11. The cookies should still be soft inside.

12. After the baking time, remove from the oven and let cool well.