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This recipe never disappoints. If you like gingerbread and you like chocolate, bake these for a sweet and spicy chocolate fix. The recipe that I used came from the blog,  Savour Fare . I altered the recipe by using powdered ancho chile instead of chipotle.  My photos were taken with an iPhone and therefore don't really show the darker color of the chocolate cookies as the photos on the recipe blog. The cookies while cooling...before they disappeared! I used Madagascar vanilla bean paste and Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa. Using quality ingredients will give you the best results. The cinnamon, honey and ginger add so much to the flavor and if you love ginger snaps, just imagine those flavored with intense chocolate and dash of spicy chile. The chile isn't overwhelming at all, so don't let that ingredient prevent you from trying these easy cookies. One tip that I'd like to pass along is my non-messy method for rolling cookie dough into balls. Using a regular flatware spoon...