My daughter has a Ginger Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie recipe that I love- she makes it as a special treat whenever she wants to be extra nice to me :) I adapted it using pecans- yum!- and candied orange peel. You could make your own candied orange peel…. but it’s so much easier to use the kind you find in the baking aisle! I used an 8 oz container of Paradise brand orange peel- as I said, you should be able to find this in the baking aisle (it’s the yummy stuff that makes holiday fruitcake so good!), or you can get it online. I also added some mini chocolate chips, so you get a lot of flavors and textures with every bite- the sweetness of the chocolate, the tangy chewiness of the orange peel, and the hearty crunch of the pecans. It’s a great cookie.
I love having them with a cup of tea in the afternoon- and because they have oatmeal and nuts and fruit, I tell myself that they are a healthy snack…
Orange Pecan Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1- 8 ounce container (about 1 cup) Paradise orange peel
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, chocolate chips and pecans. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Gradually stir in oat/flour mixture. Stir in orange peel.
Form into 1 1/2” balls and place on baking sheets about 2” apart. Bake about 14 minutes until cookies are set. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 2 or 3 minutes before transferring to wire cooking racks.
Makes about 5 dozen.
These look yummy! I love things that are orange flavored, and I bet I could talk myself into saying they are “healthy” also!!
I know Jennifer- unfortunately my skills for rationalization about food are sort of ridiculous, ha ha.
Yummy…I think it is a healthy snack (wink!! wink!!)
Now if I could only come up with a reason why Rocky Road Ice Cream is healthy….
this is a bit off topic , but where did you get that teacup? I just love it!
Monique- It came from Anthropologie. I got it a couple of years ago, but I think they might still have them.
This sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to try it. I LOVE Ginger!! Would you mind telling me how much candied ginger your daughter used in her recipe? Thank you so much for posting such wonderful recipes!!
Hi Kathryn, you can substitute 1 cup of finely chopped crystallized (candied) ginger in the recipe.
You can buy the candied ginger, or make your own. Recipe is here https://jacquelynnesteves.com/recipes-food/crystallized-ginger-recipe/
I did not find where you used Ginger in the cookies…I love ginger….
is it the candied ginger or the Orange Peel that gives it a ginger taste???
Hi Shirley- this recipe calls for orange peel, but you can substitute 1 cup of finely chopped crystallized (candied) ginger for the orange peel in the recipe.
You can buy the candied ginger, or make your own. Recipe is here https://jacquelynnesteves.com/recipes-food/crystallized-ginger-recipe/
I use finely grated orange peel from two navel oranges and add the juice from both in the cookies mixture along with the vanilla extract. I do not enjoy ginger or candied orange peel as much as most other people do. Yes, I know I am strange! :)
I am going to give these a try. Will let you know how they turn out.
Mary- yes please do let me know how you like them :)