gingersnaps

Crisp molasses treats

Gingersnaps are thin, crisp cookies flavored with ginger and molasses, typically round with a crackled surface.

The name comes from the snap when you bite or break one.

They're a holiday staple in many households: She baked gingersnaps for the cookie exchange.

cookie

biscuit

Small baked quick bread

  • snackLight between-meal fare
  • treatSomething pleasantly special
  • dessertSweet course after dinner

bake · oven · dough · batch · homemade · bakery · teatime · dunking · recipe · ingredients

flavor

spiced

Seasoned with aromatics

nutmeg · allspice · brown sugar · warming · pungent · aromatic · zesty · bittersweet · caramelized · dark

texture

crisp

Firm and breakable

crackly · crumble · crunch · golden · baked · thin · firm · dry · breakable · toasted

holiday

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

cookie exchange · advent · decorations · family · celebration · Sinterklaas · Thanksgiving · stocking stuffer · holiday baking · gift tin

Categories
Opposites
texture

gingersnapsmarshmallows

Pillowy sugar foam

fudge · pillowy

flavor profile

gingersnapssugar cookies

Plain sweet baked treats

vanilla wafers · butter cookies · oyster crackers

Family

gingersnap

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G