Active Time

　　15 min

　　Total Time

　　45 min

　　The crisp edge and pillow-soft, chewy middle of these cookies will be the first things that strike you when you bite into them. But it's the faintly peppery traces of ginger that will make you crave more.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 14 cookies

　　1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

　　1 teaspoon baking soda

　　1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

　　1/4 teaspoon salt

　　1 stick unsalted butter, softened

　　1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

　　1 large egg

　　1/4 cup mild honey

　　

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.

　　

Step 2

Whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, and salt in a bowl.

　　

Step 3

Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and honey until combined. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture.

　　

Step 4

Drop 14 heaping tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto 2 ungreased baking sheets.

　　

Step 5

Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden, 10 to 14 minutes total (cookies will spread flat). Cool completely on sheets on racks.

　　Cooks' note:

　　Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 3 days.