"With a few standard baking ingredients -- flour, salt, semisweet chocolate morsels, baking soda, butter, and sugar -- these luscious Cocoa-Gingerbread Brownies are whipped up and ready for dessert in no time. The fresh and powdered ginger add spicy but soothing warmth, while the rich chocolate satisfies the sweet tooth. Serve these brownies slightly warm next to a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream, if you have some on hand in the freezer. A dusting of cocoa powder and a fresh shaving of semi- or bittersweet chocolate transform this special dessert from plain to fancy and a day spent at home from a surprise into a memorable occasion...."