• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

greens & chocolate

Where healthy cooking meets sinful indulgence

  • home
  • contact
  • recipes
  • work with me
    • work with me
    • privacy policy
  • family
  • Privacy Policy
You are here: Home / cookies / Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies

December 22, 2014 by Taylor 4 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies are gloriously chewy once they cool and ready to be devoured with a big mug of milk!

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies stacked in a cute little present

Holiday Baking

Sooo about those cookies that I promised to post on Saturday. That didn’t happen. Holiday baking got the best of me and I spent way too many hours in the kitchen and before I knew it, I was covered in flour and butter and it was 45 minutes before I needed to be at a dinner party. So shower > blog post.

But GOOD NEWS: it’s Monday of a short week and I have cookies for you! Not just any cookies, but Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies. I know, again with the brown butter. But again – it’s brown butter! It takes cookies (and brownies and pasta and cinnamon rolls and bread and rice krispies…) from great to incredible.

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies in a tower of five on a white plate

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies

These cookies are full of those spices and flavors that just scream the holidays. Cinnamon, ginger, molasses, and nutmeg. And of course, brown butter. The edges are a bit crispy and the center is thin and chewy. I purposely underbaked them just a bit to make sure they stayed nice and chewy so if you’re worried they’re not done when you take them out of the oven, just have faith. They will be gloriously chewy once they cool and ready to be devoured with a big mug of milk.

Overhead shot on the Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies on a white plate

So tell me – do you have all of your holiday baking done?? What is still on your list? As of now I think I am done but you never know what crazy baking itch I might get late one night this week. I do know one thing – I wish we had some of these Ginger Cookies left but they were gone way too soon!

PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER

Click here or the image below to pin this Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies recipe for later!

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies stacked in a cute little present

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies

Print Pin Rate
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • sugar for rolling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In small pot, add butter over medium heat.
  • Stirring frequently to constantly, melt butter and continue to cook until brown specks form in the butter. This typically takes around 10 minutes. Once it starts to brown, remove from heat immediately to prevent burning.
  • Let cool slightly for 10 minutes.
  • While cooling, in medium bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and spices and mix to combine.
  • In large bowl with electric mixer, beat together brown butter, sugar, and brown sugar until well combined.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined.
  • Add molasses and vanilla, beating to combine.
  • Slowly add in flour/oat mixture, beating until well combined. Scrape down the edges of the bowl as needed.
  • Scoop into ~2 tbsp worth of cookie dough balls, and place on prepared cookie sheet.
  • Roll into balls and roll in sugar.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, until edges are slightly golden.
  • Let cool completely.
  • Enjoy!
Tried this recipe?Mention @greensnchocolate to let me know!
Need more ideas?Find all of my recipe pins @greenschocolate

Brown Butter Oatmeal Ginger Cookies super long collage with text overlay

LIKE THIS RECIPE?  YOU’LL LOVE THESE, TOO:

  • Biscoff Chocolate Chip Blondies
  • Peanut Butter M&M Oatmeal Cookies
  • Peppermint Sugar Cookies
  • Butter Pecan Maple Cookies

And make sure to follow me on Pinterest for more healthy and delicious ideas!

 

related posts:

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe Round Up
Red Lentil Coconut Curry Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
honey & rosemary roasted carrots
Pin3
Share
Tweet
Share
Yum
3 Shares

Filed Under: cookies, dessert, holidays, recipe Tagged With: brown butter, brown butter cookies, brown butter ginger cookies, brown butter oatmeal cookies, cookies, ginger cookies, ginger oatmeal cookies, oatmeal cookies, oatmeal ginger cookies

Previous Post: « sausage and kale pasta with feta sauce
Next Post: Merry Christmas Eve + Announcement! »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Rachel Cooks says

    December 22, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    These look awesome! Love the use of brown butter.

    Reply
  2. Ashley says

    December 22, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    One – these cookies look awesomeeee.

    Two – I just finished my baking today. But now I have to start on all the food for Christmas dinner! It’s at my parent’s house but somehow I got deemed chef for the day lol

    Reply
  3. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    December 26, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    incredible-the texture and the flavors are just soooo perfectly delectable!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

About Me

Hi! Welcome to greens & chocolate, where healthy cooking meets sinful indulgence. I'm Taylor, a Minnesota girl who loves eating healthy, a daily chocolate indulgence, and running, yoga, and chasing after my sons to balance it all out. I'm so happy you stopped by, and hope you enjoy the recipes I have to share!

Connect with Me

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

My NEW Cookbook!

Click here to pre-order my cookbook today!

Holiday Favorites

sausage, apple, and pecan stuffing

cranberry pancakes

brown butter overnight cinnamon rolls

Brown Butter Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti

Apple Blue Cheese Brussels Sprout Salad

Apple Blue Cheese Brussels Sprout Salad

Footer

About Me

Welcome to greens & chocolate! I'm Taylor and am so excited that you stopped by! I'm a Minnesota girl in my 20's who's loving life with my husband Marc, our son Lars, and our Golden Retriever Maddie. I love cooking healthy meals, but it's essential that I have my dessert. All after a hot yoga class or a run, though! It's all about moderation here at greens & chocolate.

More From the Blog

Instant Pot Chicken Taco Soup
Instant Pot Honey Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

Connect with Me

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2019 · by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress