Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies (Gluten Free)
Studded with candied ginger jewels, these soft and chewy, gluten-free, Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies are delightfully delicious!
Made with only 10 ingredients, these candied ginger and oatmeal cookies are a delight to munch on.
They are ever so slightly sweet and pair beautifully with a cup of coffee or tea. With only 112 calories and oats, they can even be enjoyed for breakfast. They are also perfect for holiday cookie swaps.
What are the ingredients needed to make these Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies?
You will need the following 10 ingredients to make these delicious cookies:
- Gluten-free all-purpose flour
- Gluten-free rolled oats
- Brown sugar
- Baking powder
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Candied ginger
- White chocolate chips
How do you make these cookies?
These cookies are so easy to make. You will not dirty too many dishes – just one spoon or spatula, a large bowl, and a baking tray with parchment paper or a silpat.
- You start off by adding the gluten-free All Purpose Flour to a bowl…
- Along with the gluten-free rolled oats…
- Then comes the brown sugar…
- Followed by the baking powder…
- And then the cinnamon…
- Then you mix all these dry ingredients together.
- After that, add in the egg, melted butter, and vanilla, and mix well.
- Then finally, you stir in 2 – 3 tablespoons of chopped-up candied ginger pieces
- Form into circles, flatten the circle a bit…and…
- Bake for 15 minutes on a parchment or silpat-lined baking tray, set at 350 degrees.
- Remove from oven and let cool
- When the cookies have cooled down, melt the white chocolate chips and drizzle on top of the cookies.
Some people might say it’s just plain luck and some people say it’s more, but my daughter and I have been so fortunate to have had people step into our lives and lend a hand, or an ear, or a meal, at the most pertinent of times.
One of these everyday angels walked into our home the first afternoon we moved in, with a mini loaf of warm banana bread. And, every Christmas since, she has dropped by with a mini loaf of warm banana bread – just enough for my daughter and I to share.
She is our neighbor from a few doors down – she is without a doubt one of the spiffiest retirees on this street!
From her immaculate self-maintained yard to the tips she emails me on ways to pinch a penny or two, she has been such an inspiration to me. Sadly, recently, she informed me that she has been thinking about selling her home and moving. I hate to see her go.
At first, I thought that I should hide in the bushes and charge the people who came to look at her house, thus frightening them out of buying – but that wouldn’t be right – or would it?
Instead, I figured we could do something special for her. Most Christmas, we give her a box of cookies.
But this year, to show her how much her kind gestures over the years have meant to us, I figured I would include a small Hallmark Ornament along with these Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies.
At first, since we speak the language of food, I figured I would give her a Mini Mouse Cupcake Hallmark Ornament, but then when I came across this Hallmark Ornament at my local grocery store – why – it had her name all over it!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of gluten free all purpose flour
- 1 cup of gluten free rolled oats
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 – 3 tablespoons of chopped up candied ginger pieces
- 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Start off by adding 1/2 cup of gluten-free All Purpose Flour to a bowl…
- Also, add 1 cup of gluten-free rolled oats…
- Then add in the 1/3 cup brown sugar…
- And, the teaspoon of baking powder…
- Also, add the 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon…
- Then, mix all these dry ingredients together.
- Then, add in 1 egg, 1/2 cup softened/melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and mix well
- Then finally, you stir in 2 – 3 tablespoons of chopped-up candied ginger pieces
- Form into circles, flatten the circle a bit…and…
- Bake for 15 minutes on a parchment-lined or silpat-lined baking tray, at 350 degrees.
- Remove from oven and let cool
- When cookies have cooled down, melt about a 1/4 cup of white chocolate chips and drizzle on top of the cookies.
What a fantastic story Shashi. You are so lucky to have such an angel in your life and even if that angel must move. . .I am certain that she will contain to be an important part of your life (although charging at would be buyers still might be in order. . .at the very least it would be fun and give the buyers something interesting to talk about 🙂 ).
As for these cookies. . .they are simply divine. I love that you added a little zip to them with the candied ginger.
Haha – Thanks Lynn – I think I might just try charging would be buyers after all! 🙂
BTW – Thanks so much! A little candied ginger goes a long way!
Omgggggg I love love candied ginger. Well, ginger in general, but every single week I treat myself to an acai bowl with candied ginger on it because it’s my favorite. I bet it would be extra delicious in cookies!
I love how you think Erin – that Acai bowl sounds so darn good!
mmm ginger + white chocolate sounds like perfection! pinned 🙂
Thanks so much!
I love and adore candied ginger! :D! One-bowl cookies also make me super happy. Can’t wait to try this out! <3
Thanks so much Farrah – I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!
Okay how is it possible these cookies are THAT easy to make and healthy and droolworthy?! MY mom adores oatmeal cookies , especially at breakfast. I will have to make these when I’m visiting over the holidays 🙂
Yes yes yes – I sure hope you get to make these Selena! BTW – Thanks so much
They sound delicious and I love the pretty chocolate drizzle on the top.
Thanks so much Corina!
Hallmark has some pretty great Holiday gifts! I’m totally going to have to check out their site, because the closest hallmark store to me out here in the country is over an hour away. LOVING these cookies, my dear! Candied ginger and oatmeal sounds stellar, but that white chocolate glaze takes these way over the top! SO YUM! I know your neighbor is giong to LOVE these! I wish I was your neighbor, because I would LOVE them, thats for sure! Pinned! Cheers, my dear! xo
Hey Cheyanne – their ornaments are available at Walmart stores – is there one near you? I got this ornament there – they were in the seasonal gifts/wrapping paper area.
P.S. hey – you can be my neighbor…apparently we are gonna have a house on the market soon! 🙂
Thanks so much BTW! XO
Wonderful looking cookies. I bought a little bag of candied ginger recently for something else, I am glad I can use the rest of it now. I suppose I can use normal flour and oatmeal, isn’t it, as I don’t have any issues with gluten.
Yes – I am most certain you could use regular flour, Adina! BTW Thanks so much! I hate to admit this but candied ginger doesn’t last long in our house, I love snacking on it!
😯 Shashi! This flavour combination is incredible! It’s been a while since I’ve had candied ginger, but you’ve given me the biggest craving for it. Or, better yet, for soft and chewy oatmeal cookies WITH candied ginger. And white chocolate. Ohhh k. It’s not even 8am yet and I may have to run to the kitchen to do some baking 😆
Haha – you sound like me when I see one of your recipes! Like those insane chocolate cheesecakey type bars! Thanks so much Amanda for linking this up again!
the fact that you added white chocolate to these makes my heart swoon. Candied ginger and white chocolate.. OH MY!
YES – my heart swooned too – and ma belly! 🙂
Oh to be a fly on the wall (siding?) to see you hiding in the bushes….you make me laugh. But these cookies are no laughing matter! So delicious. Anything with candied ginger is such a mouthwatering treat. I’ll take a baker’s dozen delivered in person, just in time for Thanksgiving. (pretty please, with white chocolate drizzle on top.)
Haha – and I’d do it too! But, it’s a sellers market on our street so i don’t think that would work – but, no harm in trying right? 🙂
BTW – Thanks so much Allie!
Candied ginger sounds amazing!
Thanks so much Melanie!
I love ginger, these sound absolutely delicious!
Thanks bunches Marye!
These oatmeal cookies look chewy and wonderfully delicious, Shashi.
Thanks so much Angie!
Lovely cookies! My everyday angel is my mother. 🙂
Aww – thanks for sharing that Ramona!
That icing might just be my favorite part 😉