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Ginger Meltaways

Teresa Ambra

Christmas Cookie Extravaganza – 2021

I loved, loved, loved, these fabulous Ginger Meltaways, They’re filled with crystalized ginger! They also include vanilla chips so they have a soft texture with a tiny, little crunch. Amazing. These delightful cookies made our Christmas giving list this year and they were a wonderful addition.

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I received a box of assorted candied fruits from Paradise Fruit Company to try out in new recipes. I have been working my way through the box and wondered what I could do with the crystalized ginger. I decided to try a new twist on my Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies. I chopped the ginger into smaller pieces. Then I added vanilla chips to increase the flavor. I can’t tell you how delicious these cookies turned out. I gave one to my neighbor when we were out talking in the back yard. She loved it. So did I!

Don’t be afraid to try these jewels. The ginger does not overwhelm the cookie. It adds a very pleasant taste and texture to a melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie. I hope you give these a try because everyone’s gonna want seconds!

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Ginger Meltaways simply melt-in-your-mouth!

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Crystalized Ginger makes these cookies pop with flavor!

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Every mouthful had me drooling.

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These holiday cookies are wonderful for a Christmas Cookie Exchange or any holiday party.

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Soften butter. Add granulated sugar, powdered sugar, eggs, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar, vanilla extract and oil.

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Mix with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined.

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Chop ginger into smaller pieces.

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Add UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. (Bleached flour toughens baked goods). Add vanilla chips and crystalized ginger.

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Stir well to combine.

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Roll mixture into balls and place on greased cookie sheets. Refrigerate about one hour before baking. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-14 minutes or until done.

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Every bite was so wonderful. These cookies are soft and chewy, not hard or crunchy.

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Ginger Meltaways were fantastic. Thankfully, I packed up most of these for friends, otherwise I would have eaten them all!

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If you have a sweet tooth, Ginger Meltaways will cure any craving.

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Ginger Meltaways are wonderful with a tall glass of milk!

Here’s the recipe.

GINGER MELTAWAYS

(My own concoction)

Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

Ginger Meltaways

Teresa Ambra
Ginger Meltaways are so mouthwatering and irresistible. These delicious cookies start with a Melt-In-Your-Mouth cookie dough. Crystalized ginger and vanilla chips are added to the dough. These cookies are soft and chewy and will surely cure any sweet tooth craving. If you're looking for a delightful holiday cookie to bake, these will take your breath away.
4 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 78
Calories 126 kcal

Equipment

  • 4 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 sharp knife to chop crystalized ginger into tiny pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup canola oil or use coconut oil or avocado oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 5 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 8 oz. container Paradise crystalized ginger chopped
  • 12 oz. pkg. vanilla chips or white baking chips

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter, oil, eggs, vanilla, sugars, salt, cream of tartar, and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour, crystalized ginger, and vanilla chips with a wooden spoon.
  • Stir thoroughly until very well combined; this may take 4-5 minutes.
  • Roll dough into balls and place on cookie sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Chill cookie sheets with cookie dough in refrigerator one hour.
  • Bake at 350° for about 12-14 minutes or until done.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: If you have to chill the cookie dough balls for more than one hour, you will have to press the cookies down with a fork in criss-cross fashion. Otherwise the cookies will not spread.
 
NOTE: I had to refrigerate the dough for several hours before I could bake the cookies. I set the dough out about 30-40 minutes before rolling into balls. Then I baked without refrigerating the dough a second time.
 
Crystalized Ginger provided courtesy of Paradise Candied Fruit.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 81IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword cookie, dessert, vanilla chips
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

Take a batch to neighbors or office parties and watch these cookies disappear!

Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

You may never have thought to use crystalized ginger in cookies, but these cookies were so, so good.

Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

This batch makes 6 1/2 dozen cookies. So there are plenty to give away to others.

Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

Enjoy Ginger Meltaways this holiday season!

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Ginger Meltaways | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these scrumptious melt-in-your-mouth #cookies include #CrystalizedGinger & vanilla chips. They are phenomenal & perfect for a #ChristmasCookieExchange, #holiday #baking or parties or even potluck dinners! #ginger #ChristmasCookie #GingerMeltaways #ParadiseFruitCompany #ParadiseCandiedFruit

Ginger Meltaways

Teresa Ambra
Ginger Meltaways are so mouthwatering and irresistible. These delicious cookies start with a Melt-In-Your-Mouth cookie dough. Crystalized ginger and vanilla chips are added to the dough. These cookies are soft and chewy and will surely cure any sweet tooth craving. If you’re looking for a delightful holiday cookie to bake, these will take your breath away.
4 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 78
Calories 126 kcal

Equipment

  • 4 18×26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 sharp knife to chop crystalized ginger into tiny pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup canola oil or use coconut oil or avocado oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 5 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 8 oz. container Paradise crystalized ginger chopped
  • 12 oz. pkg. vanilla chips or white baking chips

Instructions
 

  • Mix butter, oil, eggs, vanilla, sugars, salt, cream of tartar, and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour, crystalized ginger, and vanilla chips with a wooden spoon.
  • Stir thoroughly until very well combined; this may take 4-5 minutes.
  • Roll dough into balls and place on cookie sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Chill cookie sheets with cookie dough in refrigerator one hour.
  • Bake at 350° for about 12-14 minutes or until done.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: If you have to chill the cookie dough balls for more than one hour, you will have to press the cookies down with a fork in criss-cross fashion. Otherwise the cookies will not spread.
 
NOTE: I had to refrigerate the dough for several hours before I could bake the cookies. I set the dough out about 30-40 minutes before rolling into balls. Then I baked without refrigerating the dough a second time.
 
Crystalized Ginger provided courtesy of Paradise Candied Fruit.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 49mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 81IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword cookie, dessert, vanilla chips
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

7 Comments

  • Project Planning and Monitoring Tool

    January 11, 2023 at 10:34 pm

    Thanks to sharing this easy recipe .

  • ovo

    December 5, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Your cookie’s recipe is easy to understand, I will try it this christmas for my family. Thanks.

    1. Teresa

      December 5, 2022 at 8:01 am

      This is one terrific cookie recipe. Everyone loves it.

  • Kelly

    September 14, 2022 at 9:53 am

    I want to try these cookies for Christmas. Thanks for sharing this recipe, Teresa.

    1. Teresa

      September 15, 2022 at 7:44 am

      They are really great, especially if you enjoy ginger.

  • Moto X3M

    January 6, 2022 at 2:25 am

    The cakes look so delicious and tempting

    1. Teresa

      January 6, 2022 at 7:21 am

      These are cookies not cake.

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