gingernut

Crunchy treacle biscuit

A gingernut is a hard, crunchy cookie flavored with ginger and molasses, popular in Britain and Commonwealth countries.

The name comes from the cookie's small, rounded shape and firm texture.

Americans typically call the same thing a gingersnap: She dunked a gingernut in her tea.

biscuit

biscuit

Small baked quick bread

  • dunkingBrief submersion in liquid
  • teaSteeped leaf beverage
  • snapSudden sharp sound

crunch · oven · baking · flour · sugar · molasses · treacle · golden syrup · batch · recipe

flavor

spicy

Having strong heat

treacle · sweet · pungent · zesty · aromatic · clove · allspice · caramelized

texture

crisp

Firm and breakable

hard · crackly · firm · toasted · crusty · breaking · dunkable · crumbly · solid · dense

redhead

redhead

Auburn-haired individual

titian · fiery · freckled · strawberry-blonde · russet · nickname · slang · teasing

British

afternoon tea

Light meal around four

crumpet · scone · Bourbon · Victoria sponge · biscuit tin · cuppa · elevenses

horse

mare

Female adult equine

equine · pony · colt · filly · stallion · herd · pasture · mane · breed

Opposites
texture

gingernutmarshmallow

Spongy sugar confection

molasses cookie · sponge cake · madeleine · shortbread

flavor profile

gingernutrich tea biscuit

Plain, crisp British cookie

digestive biscuit · vanilla wafer · shortbread · water cracker · butter cookie

Family

nut, ginger, gingerly, nutmeg, gingerbread, ginger ale, gingery, ginger root

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G