Inn On The Twenty’s New York Style Ginger White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bring big-city baking to your Christmas dessert table this year with these giant, gooey New York-style ginger white chocolate chip cookies, a Christmas inspired recipe from Pastry Chef Jayne Inouye of Inn On The Twenty Restaurant.

Imagine sinking your teeth into one of these beautifully thick, oversized cookies—crisp on the outside, incredibly soft and gooey on the inside. The pairing of zesty ginger and creamy white chocolate creates a flavor profile that’s both festive and unforgettable. If your Looking for a new holiday classic, this recipe is the secret to creating a festive treat that will become a new tradition.

New York Style Ginger White Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Yields 8 cookies

Ingredients:

125 g Unsalted cold butter
175 g Dark brown sugar
1 Egg
5 g Vanilla extract
280 g All purpose flour
7 g Ginger
7 g Cinnamon
2 g Nutmeg
7 g Baking powder
2 g Baking soda
2 g Salt
300 g White chocolate chips or chunks

Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and lump free. Then add the eggs and vanilla, scraping down the sides to ensure a smooth batter.
2. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until its 90% incorporated, then add the white chocolate and mix until evenly distributed and combined with no flour remaining.
3. Divide your dough into 120 g balls, should be around the size of a baseball.
4. Freeze the dough for an hour to ensure that it produces that classic New York gooey center we are going for.
5. While the cookies are freezing, pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
6. Put all 4 cookies per pan, giving them lots of room to melt.
7. Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes, or until golden brown on the edges and tops. 
8. Let cool for 30 minutes at room temperature or for 15 minutes in the fridge.

Tip:

1. This recipe is completely interchangeable, you can remove the spices, swap out the white chocolate for nuts or other types of chocolate if you wish.
2. Our personal favorite alterations is 150 g milk chocolate, 50 g coconut and 100 g walnuts.