Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Another winner from Martha's collection.

First...the changes I made to the recipe. I only had about 1/3 of a package of semisweet chocolate chunks (not the best-quality the recipe suggested, but good enough nonetheless) so I made the chocolate a hodgepodge of the bits I had laying around including milk and bittersweet. Also, I used a smaller ice cream scoop than suggested and was able to make an extra dozen to the yield of the recipe.

Second...the results. Gingerbread is always a cookie I enjoy because of it's chewiness and moistness mostly due to the addition of molasses. This cookie has all the delicious taste of a gingerbread cookie but the addition of chocolate makes this a recipe that does not simply draw on holiday memories, it can definitely be made at any time.
The mixture of chocolates was a wonderful surprise. Besides the surprise of each bite (some being sweeter or more bitter than others) the mixture also adds a great look to the cookie. No two bites look the same.
The size of the cookies is perfect. They aren't too big or too small, and the smaller size was not affected tremendously from the bake time. I actually had to bake the cookies for an additional minute or two past the suggestion in the book.

Overall, another great cookie. I just hope there are still some left for the guests tomorrow :)