Holiday Chocolate Gingersnaps from Mourad: New Moroccan - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of whole wheat pastry flour
• 6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
• pinch of ground cloves
• pinch of kosher salt
• 12 tablespoons of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon of grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest
• turbinado sugar (for rolling the cookies)