White Chocolate Dipped Ginger Cookies

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Something I have been doing for quite some time (probably for the better part of over a decade, of course with many Sundays missed over the years) I’ve baked a batch of some kind of treat and delivered quite a few to whoever happened to be on my mind that Sunday. The actual day of the week has changed some weeks, just as the person I have given the treats to. It could be someone that just had a baby, someone that I knew was having a hard time, someone with really great yard decorations that my girls insist on walking past every day or someone that had just been in my thoughts that week. I consider it a prompting that I don’t want to pass up on, and also a fun way to incorporate something I love to do-baking. I hope that it’s brought some sweetness to the people that I have shared goodies with over the years but what I have noticed personally is that it’s been an opportunity for me to look outside of my own challenges and problems and think of others for a time. Which I love too!

After I make a batch of goodies(usually cookies), I wrap them up on paper plates with plastic wrap and if I have leftover fancy packaging of any kind (usually leftover from a party) I will use that! Or even just use classic plastic zipper storage bags! The focus is on the treat right. Anyway I usually would have/have a few plates of treats and I would call it a Cookie Run or a Cookie Drop, I run them to a few people/families. Usually leaving them on their door step. It’s changed over the years with kids, but I do love when we can bake and deliver some treats! We have met some wonderful older friends in our neighborhood that the girls just love, and I do too!

All that to say…For 2025 I have a goal to SHARE my recipes here every week! A way of making sure I’m baking, delivering and sharing both the actual treats AND the recipe! A win for everyone! I’m hoping to make a batch of something (mostly cookies!) a week, usually on Sunday and share the recipe sometime throughout the following week.

We are still in Winter Wonderland over here. I may have packed a little too much into December and am just getting around to a few things on our December Bucket List, like we never got around to baking our favorite White Chocolate Dipped Ginger Cookies that we make every year! We definitely had to make that happen, even if it wasn’t in December. This recipe is a winner! The soft ginger cookies are the perfect texture and spice level and the white chocolate perfectly balances it all out!

This recipe is from Baking with Blondie and it is so good! I do add a bit more flour, and any other minor edits I’ll leave below. But she has MANY, all really, of the amazing tips, tricks and resources for these little beauties so be sure to check out her post on these HERE!

Liv told me this week that she prefers the cookie WITH OUT the white chocolate on it! WHAT!? I couldn’t believe it but also I love soft ginger cookies from the grocery story so also fair haha They really are so good as is!

I do love to dunk them in some good quality white chocolate that I have melted in THESE silicone bowls (larger ones found at Orson Gygi) for 30 second intervals in the microwave, then dipped half way. A note about the white chocolate, if you want to have the super white look you’re going to want white chocolate MELTS, they do taste a little different from traditional white chocolate but it is delicious! It just depends on if you want that bright white or if you are ok with a little more yellow coloring with traditional white chocolate.I like to mix up the designs, like a simple drizzle on some, a dunk and drizzle with a drip bottle, or even a cute gingerbread smiley face (see below) also using a drip bottle.

With the addition of some extra flour, fresh baking powder and baking soda I usually end up with fluffier cookies, pictured below. But even with all 3 I sometimes still end up with really flat cookies like some of the pictures above, which is honestly ok too! They both taste amazing and are always really soft and delicious!

This is typically a Christmas cookie but who am I to tell you, you can only make it in December! You can make it any time you want!

For some reference pictures here are some that I have made for Christmas in years past. So many cute options! I love the cute gingerbread faces! I also love to do a mix of some Christmas sprinkles and some without! Sometimes I do Christmas gifts and sometimes I don’t haha it just depends on the year honestly. Several years ago I made these, when you do the full batch it makes quite a bit! They are super cute in cellophane bags and Christmas twine.

When RuthAnne’s Bake Shop was open I also had a Christmas in July Presale! Where I made my classic Christmas treats and had to include these cookies! They were a perfect addition to the treat boxes! I loved getting my large baker boxes HERE and smaller boxes HERE, I would use them for all treats, cookies, brownies, bars, even some pies, for the smaller ones, etc. Also paired with the Christmas twine it really sent home the Christmas in July theme!

Or if you need another reason to have a cozy night in this January go for the classic and just dunk them without sprinkles and they are so simple and delicious this way! Promise! We hadn’t had our gingerbread house decorating day/party with cookies and milk so used this as our time to have a fun night together as a family with our premade Costco gingerbread house!

No matter how you choose to decorate them or when you choose to make them I am sure you’ll love them!

Some items that have made this recipe easier are: a small cookie scoop, precut parchment paper, drip bottle, white chocolate melts, and holiday sprinkles! HERE‘s the molasses I use!