makes 12 cookies - 1 stick butter - 1 egg - 0.5-0.75 cup sugar (ideally mostly dark brown) - 1.5 cup flour - 1 cubic centimeter of ginger - crystallized ginger, cut into small cubes - chocolate chips. i like very dark (72% is good) - the zest of 1 orange, optional approx 1 tsp each of: - baking soda - salt - cinnamon - nutmeg - cloves - vanilla extract - powdered ginger, optional follow normal cookie-making protocols 10-12 minutes on 375 °F