Chewy Chocolate-Gingerbread Cookies

3 cups plus 2 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour 

1 tablespoon ground ginger 

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 

2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 

2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 

1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger 

1-2 C brown sugar, packed 

1/2 + 1Tbsp cup unsulfured molasses 

2 teaspoon baking soda 

1 Tbsp boiling water 

14 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup granulated sugar (in a bowl to roll)

Mix butter and sugar. 
And molasses and mix.
Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and cocoa.
Add half the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix.
Add baking soda water.
Add rest if flour mixture.
Mix in Chocolate chips.
Put 1/3 c sugar in a small bowl. Roll balls in sugar, place in bag, and freeze.

Chewy Chocolate-Gingerbread Cookies