Editor's note:This recipe appears as part of our editors'Christmas Cookie Swap, 10 beloved holiday recipes from the editors of Epicurious andGourmet Live.
These cookies are delicious fresh from the oven, but to amplify the ginger flavor, allow the cookies to cool completely before eating. Semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips can be used in lieu of both, and walnuts and other add-ins can be substituted for the candied ginger.
Ingredients
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Special Equipment
Step 1
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and a second rack in the lower third then preheat to 375°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 2
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Step 3
的碗站与paddl搅拌机e attachment, combine the butter, sugar, and brown sugar and beat on medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined, about 2 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in 3 batches, stirring until just combined. Add the bittersweet and semisweet chocolate chips and the candied ginger and fold until just incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic directly on the dough's surface, and chill at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
Step 4
Drop the dough by heaping 2 tablespoons onto the baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies. Bake, switching the cookies between the upper and lower racks about halfway through baking, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Continue baking cookies on cooled baking sheets. DO AHEAD:The cookies can be baked ahead and stored, in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.
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Back to TopGreat balance of a crisp yet chewy cookie, and the ginger really dazzles! I add more ginger to really make the cookie pop and to balance the chocolate out. Very delicious, and this cookie recipe is a keeper.
Anonymous
San Francisco, CA
1/13/2022
This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe- period. Ginger with bitter and semisweet chocolate were meant to be together. This is an adult cookie- love it! Thank you Esther for sharing this!
jimbarez
Oakland, CA
9/22/2014
Fantastic flavor - something about that ginger! I made it super simple - just added everything together, skipped fridge step, and baked for only 9 min. They looked a little underdone when they came out but cooked more out of the oven. Yum!
joy2007
Brisbane, Australia
8/12/2014
Best chocolate chip recipe ever; who knew there would be one best chocolate chip cookie recipe. This is it. I looked up the recipe and didn't have the two different types of chocolate chips in house, so I used 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate and 1/2 cup white chocolate. love it. I had crystallized ginger but didn't use it the first time I made these for concern the kids wouldn't like the ginger. So just made the recipe a second time with 1/2 batch ginger and 1/2 without. Love these with and without. Thanks Esther!
luv2cook2
Knoxville, TN
2/9/2014
I love chocolate chip cookies and have experimented with several recipes over the years and several 'additions,' but this was an unexpected wow! The ginger addition...what do you call that...umami? The too-hard cookies can be avoided by following the recipe exactly: six minutes high, six minutes low, five minutes on the pan out of the oven to finish.
b_loewen
Los Angeles
12/16/2012
I must have done something terribly wrong. These cookies were exceedingly hard and I didn't overbake them. Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome.
Anonymous
New York City
12/3/2012
These are the most delicious chocolate chip cookies that I have ever had the pleasure of making! It has been my personal quest to find the best, chewiest, moist and yet crispy cookie. This is it. I think that it would make a great recipe without the ginger, but why omit it? The ginger gives it a whole new dimension!thank you for sharing, Esther.
ykullberg
Fort Collins, CO
9/2/2012
Delicious! What a special treat to have the little sweet gingery bits. Would be delicious without the chocolate too.
Anonymous
Los Angeles
5/28/2012
In my opinion, this is the perfect cookie recipe. I have never had cookies turn out with such a perfect balance of crispy and chewy. I have made them twice, the first time following the recipe exactly, the second time doubling the ginger and adding orange zest. This was only due to a personal preference for a zestier flavor however; the recipe is great as is. I plan on using this recipe as my go to for chocolate chip cookies also, although the ginger really makes them so amazing that I don't know if I will ever want plain chocolate chip cookies!
mmmdelish
Pittsburgh, PA
2/23/2012
loved these cookies! easy to make and they came out perfectly (deliciously crispy, chocolatey and gingery). happy new year!
ecs2111
12/29/2011
I baked these cookies for a Christmas potluck lunch at work and wasn't disappointed. They were so exceptionally delicious that they'll be my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe going forward (and that's saying alot - I'm an avid baker!). If you make the cookies smaller than suggested, you'll get more than 3 dozen from a single recipe. Also, if you opt for smaller cookies, they only take 10 minutes to bake.
kissam3
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12/14/2011
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