Ground Vs. Fresh Ginger: Which Is Best For Baking Cookies? - Chowhound

Melandaaini/Shutterstock The spicy, warm aroma of ginger amplifies cookies and cakes and adds sweetness to proteins like crispy ginger-glazed tofu and ginger chicken rice porridge. The ginger used in cooking comes from the knobby root of Zingiber officinale, an herbaceous flowering plant that bears yellow blooms. The perennial plant has its roots in Asia and is often used to flavor foods and promote healthy…