Ginger-Touched Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy and delicious oatmeal ginger cookies that take ordinary cookies up a notch. Wait for a wow with the addition of spicy ginger in these treats.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 509 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 cup white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream brown sugar, white sugar, butter, and shortening together in a medium bowl. Beat in peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla.

Step 3

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and ground ginger, and stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in rolled oats and candied ginger.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container when cool.

Step 5

Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an unprepared cookie sheet.