Chewy Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfect to give and to receive. Gingerbread, chocolate chips, and toffee all wrapped up in one delicious cookie.
OMG, can you believe Christmas is only 4 days away!! Are you ready? Have you checked your “multiple” lists twice?
This month has been a whirlwind. So much to cram into a few very short weeks. Then throw in a couple of snow storms and a terrible cold that seemed to linger on forever. But none the less the BIG DAY is so close.
How many more sleeps till Santa comes??
If you have kids, or in my case grandkids, this has been the question of the day for a couple of weeks now. Along with “Where is the Elf today”? Kids are so much fun to watch during the holidays. Their enthusiasm is contagious.
Just when you think you have all the baking done, one more recipe seems to come along that you “must try” this year. The inspiration for these Chewy Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies came from the recent delivery of Food Network magazine.
We could eat gingerbread all year long in this house. Festive Holiday Special Tea is something we enjoy during the holidays. Eggnog and ginger tea sure make a delicious drink. Speaking of eggnog, Rum & Eggnog Latte is a great option too.
Do you leave cookies out for Santa?
This has been a tradition since I was a little girl. My girls did it, and now my grandchildren are carrying on with the fun. It is always so special to see them write their little note and leave the cookies out. All I know is the plate and glass of milk are empty Christmas morning.
I just had to make these cookies since they sounded so delicious. YES, they are totally addictive. I had to hide them so they won’t be gone before Christmas. If you can imagine gingerbread, chocolate chips, and toffee bits baked together, you won’t want to miss this recipe.
They are quick to make and will disappear fast!! You can use your own secret gingerbread blend, or store bought. Mix up the dough, roll it into balls, bake and then I would seriously suggest hiding them. Before you do, have a couple yourself. This may be your only chance cause once their out they’re GONE!!
Santa really needs to take some of these Chewy Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies back to Mrs. Claus. She deserves some treats too. Keeping all those elves fed is a big job!!
Believe in the Magic of Christmas
There are so many great Christmas movies to enjoy. My favourite is The Polar Express. My kids love Elf, and my husband, well for some reason Bad Santa has made his list. To each his own!!
With Christmas seeming like minutes away, I wanted to take the time to thank you so very much for visiting my blog over the year. Your wonderful comments are so very much appreciated. I look forward to creating new and exciting recipes for you in 2017!!
From our house to yours: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Need a bit more holiday inspiration? Quick & Easy Festive Holiday Croissants make a great brunch item.
Chewy Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Cookies for Santa
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 2 1/12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsp gingerbread spice
- 3 tsp molasses
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee bits
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350º F.
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Spray cookie trays with cooking spray **NOTE** These cookies tend to stick because of the toffee bits, so using parchment paper or a silicone mat will help.
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In a bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, salt and gingerbread spice.
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Using a hand mixer, beat the butter till creamy.
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Add the brown and white sugar, and beat until fluffy.
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Add the eggs, vanilla and molasses, beat until blended.
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Add the flour mixture, and blend well.
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Using a spoon/spatula, add the chocolate chips and toffee bits.
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Mix until combined.
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Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
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Place on prepared cookie sheet.
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Bake for 11 minutes **NOTE** Cookies will look underdone, they will harden as they cool.
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Let the cookies cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
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ENJOY!!
Recipe Notes
Cooled cookies can be stored in an airtight container for several days.
**These cookies were adapted from Food Networks Gingerbread Chocolate-Toffee Cookies**
Oh these are so pretty.!! Love that letter to Santa, so cute..!! My kids love gingerbread and chocolate chip. Can’t wait to try it.
OMG they were so addictive…like so good!!
Gingerbread and chocolate is a match made in heaven! Love these.
They were totally delicious and addictive.
Such an delicious sounding recipe and your photos are so cute!
Thanks so much..they were a hit!!
These would go fast in my house!
I know they did in mine.
Love this! Super cute pics.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
These sound amazing!!!! Can’t wait to try them!
They are so ADDICITIVE!!
Looks beautiful! That gingerbread is cute!
Thanks so much.
Yum! I love chocolate chip cookies and your little gingreabread man is adorable!
These have become our favourite by far.
I love chewy cookies and these look delicious!! I will have to make them before the holidays are over!
They have very quickly become our favourite for sure.
I’m going to make these for our New Year’s celebrations. Thank you for the recipe!
Hope you do..they are addictive.
I can’t believe how quickly the holidays snuck up upon us. Okay. . .maybe they didn’t sneak up, but rather came barreling in with the greatest of force. While I still to this day don’t feel prepared, I sure am happy that Mother Nature decided to spare us thus far and has not dumped a mountain of snow on us. Perhaps she feels she should spare us after the avalanche of snow she crippled Boston with a couple of years ago.
As for traditions, we always did leave Santa a nice big plate of cookies and I bet Santa stayed a couple of extra minutes at your house this year because these gingerbread cookies stuffed with their bits of toffee and chocolate chips sound absolutely heavenly.
Yes…he did enjoy his visit this year. HE also requested that these cookies are left again next year.
SO sorry…1/2 cup.
The toffee & gingerbread sound awesome together!! Cannot wait to try these!
Totally addictive.
No, we don’t have a tradition of leaving cookies for Santa in my country but I think it’s awesome. First of all for the kids and also for Santa himself 😀 These chewy cookies you made look amazing!
Santa did love them…he requested them for next year.
I love that you changed up a traditional chocolate chip cookie by adding gingerbread!! That’s perfect for the holidays. And your gingerbread man is so cute!!
Thanks. The cookies are addictive for sure. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I am down for anything with molasses – may have to fight santa for a few of these cookies 🙂
I have had to hide some away for him. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Mmmmmm those look absolutely delicious. Looks like I’m adding another must make recipe to my baking list!
You won’t be disappointed. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Oh my, these cookies scream Christmas! I love gingerbread flavours and cannot resist choc chip cookies. What a great idea to combine the 2. Happy Christmas!
OMG these are so ADDICTIVE!! Merry Christmas to you too!!
Gosh these look good! I do miss Crosby’s molasses. We can’t get it in the UK and I remember it fondly from my Canadian childhood!
Yes Crosby’s is great. Surely you must have some good stuff in the UK??
Yum! I like the interesting twist of adding chocolate chips to the cookies. I’ve never had gingerbread with chocolate before. Thank you for sharing. I’m sure Santa would love to get these! Happy Holidays. 🙂
Let me give you fair warning….ADDICTIVE!!
My kids love gingerbread and I don’t, but this I might like! I still have time to surprise them with this!
You just might fall in love with these.
Oh yum these look incredibly delicious! Definitely don’t need Christmas as an excuse to make these, but it’s definitely good timing! I’m sure Santa’s going to enjoy a batch of these on Christmas eve. 😀
I really have to struggle to make sure there are some for him Christmas Eve!!
These cookies look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make these this week. They will be perfect for the cookie exchange.
Fair warning….ADDICTIVE!!
I don’t know about Santa but I wouldn’t mind if a plate of these was left out for me!
I only hope I can keep some for the man in red…they seem to be disappearing.
Now that the kids are out of school we can bake the day away. I will be trying this cookie recipe out for sure
Hope you enjoy them…we sure do! Happy Holidays!!
These cookies look amazing! Going to TRY and leave some for Santa ; )
HAHAH…yeah I have some hidden away.
Not many ways of improving a chewy chocolate chip cookie but you’ve definitely found one, LOVE the idea of adding ginger to it!
OMG they are so addictive…seriously I have to really watch I don’t eat to many. These have become my favourite so far!!
This looks like my dream cookie right here. That combination of gingerbread spices and chocolate chips sounds delightful.
All I can say is ADDICTIVE!!
Ok, that’s a unique combination. I don’t think I’ve ever had those two mixed together like that!
Oh man….they are delicious.
I don’t think we’ve ever left cookies for Santa but we will now! Santa will be happy this year! These cookies looks so delicious and perfect for the Holidays.
HAHAH….it is such a fun tradition…the kids love it.
I love the tradition of leaving out cookies for Santa and that’s carried through your generations. I love the addition of the toffee bits, I need to try this.
Fair warning….ADDICTIVE!! Happy Holidays!!
Ok I volunteer to be Santa on Saturday night and come over to your place for those cookies. Any Santa would be pleased with those.
HAHAH…sure thing…I will make sure I save some for you!! Happy Holidays!!
Ooooh, Santa is going to love those. I might have to whip up a batch!
Hope he takes some back for Mrs. Claus!!
Such a great idea! I love both gingerbread and chocolate chip and this is the perfect combination! I’ll have to try it!!
They are SOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!!
Oh I know what you mean about there never being enough time to do all the baking you want to at Christmas – there is always something else I want to try! I love that these cookies have a good amount of vanilla in as well as the spices, and they look so cute!
I hope I get everything done…it is “NUTS”!!! Happy Holidays.
Oh My this cookies look delish. I love a good chewy cookie warm from the oven. I like the combo of gingerbread and chocolate chip.
Totally addictive for sure.
Gloria, I’m going to make these by Friday, so creative!
Enjoy Fred…and Happy Holidays!!
Those cookies look delightful! I don’t think that I’ve ever had a chewy gingerbread cookie before but am looking forward to trying this recipe out!
Totally addictive.
Yum yum yum! Gingerbread is definitely one of my favorite types of cookies to bake this season 🙂
I can never get enough gingerbread!!