White Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies

I came up with this recipe when I wanted a ginger cookie and didn't have any molasses. This has a delicate flavor, not as strong as your typical ginger cookie or gingerbread, but the vanilla chips give it a great creamy richness that complements the spice. It makes an excellent Christmas cookie, and 1 cup of walnuts can be added for another layer of flavor.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) bag vanilla chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract; mix well.

Step 3

Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves together in another bowl. Beat flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is just-combined. Stir vanilla chips into dough. Drop dough by the 1/8-cup full 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until golden and soft, 10 to 11 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.