Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cayenne, and baking soda.

In a kitchen aid bowl add butter with brown sugar on medium-highspeed until light and fluffy.

Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined.

To this add flour-mixture until just incorporated. Finally fold in chocolate.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls(each 1 heaping tablespoon).Gently roll the dough into the turbinado sugar to coat; place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.

Bake until surfaces crack slightly,10 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.