Recipe 36 - Chewy Ginger Cookies with Cardamom and Black Pepper

I can only imagine how happy She will be when she sees this recipe title. It sounds wonderful to me and it's packed full of flavours she loves.

It's taken from Maggie Hoffman on Serious Eats. The recipe and whatnot can be found here. I'll translate the ingredients to metric below!

• 240g flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 200g granulated sugar
• 160ml vegetable oil (I used safflower oil)
• 1 egg
• 60ml molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 75g chopped candied ginger
• 50g coarse sugar, for rolling (optional)