I can’t get enough of gingerbread cookies at Christmas! I just love the flavor and the chewiness of gingerbread cookies. And these salted chocolate gingerbread cookies are no exception!

I have a lot of gingerbread cookies on my site, but these just might be my new favorite. The cookies themselves are delicious – perfectly spiced, soft and chewy, and they stay nice and thick as they cool. In fact I think they only got softer and chewier after they sat for a day! (Tip: for extra chewiness, cool them on the cookie sheet instead of a cooling rack!)

Of course, if you take an already delicious cookie and dip it in melted chocolate, then sprinkle a tiny bit of flaked sea salt on top, you will have absolute cookie perfection. The salty/sweet combination paired with the rich flavor of the gingerbread is addicting. I can’t get enough of these cookies! Even my kids, who aren’t big gingerbread lovers, can’t stop eating these cookies. Of course one of them brushes the salt off first, but I try not to judge. 🙂

And it doesn’t hurt that these cookies would look super cute on a cookie tray! I hope you try them – they’re a big hit at our house!

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I am so excited to share this kale salad with you today! I actually started making this salad last spring, but it seemed like more of a fall salad so I was saving it to share with you in the fall. Then of course life got busy, the blog got put on the back burner, and here we are at the tail end of fall and I’m finally putting this recipe on the blog. I hope you’ll forgive me because this salad is so good!

I love making a big batch of this kale salad and eating it for lunch for a few days. It is a great make-ahead salad and actually gets better if it sits for at least a few hours before you eat it. It makes a great lunch or side dish for dinner and it’s chock full of healthy ingredients.

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