Gingersnap

Gingersnap

:"This page is about the biscuit/cookie. For the film, see "Ginger Snaps (film)"."

Gingernuts or ginger biscuits are a popular type of snack food, and are often referred to as gingersnaps in the United States and Canada. They are biscuits/cookies flavoured with powdered ginger, anise, and other spices. They typically measure ca. 5 cm (two inches) in diameter.

In the United States, gingersnaps are generally round drop cookies, usually between 1/8- and 1/4-inch thick, with prominent cracks in the top surface. Scandinavian gingersnaps, also called ginger thins or "pepparkakor", are rolled quite thin (often under 1/8-inch thick), and cut into shapes; they have smooth tops, and are usually somewhat crisper (and in some cases, more strongly flavoured) than the American version.

ee also

*Cornish fairings
*Dunk (biscuit)
*Gingerbread

External links

* [http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,183,146175-242205,00.html A recipe for Robert E. Lee's Ginger Snaps]


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  • gingersnap — n. A crisp cookie flavored with ginger. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gingersnap — [jin′jər snap΄] n. a crisp, spicy cookie flavored with ginger and molasses …   English World dictionary

  • gingersnap — noun Date: 1805 a thin brittle cookie sweetened with molasses and flavored with ginger …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gingersnap — /jin jeuhr snap /, n. a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses. Also called, Brit., ginger nut. [1795 1805; GINGER + SNAP] * * * …   Universalium

  • gingersnap — noun A type of biscuit (American: cookie) made from dough seasoned with ginger …   Wiktionary

  • gingersnap — n. ginger flavored cookie …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gingersnap — gin•ger•snap [[t]ˈdʒɪn dʒərˌsnæp[/t]] n. coo a small, crisp cookie flavored with ginger and molasses • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

  • gingersnap — /ˈdʒɪndʒəsnæp/ (say jinjuhsnap) noun a brittle, wafer like biscuit flavoured with ginger …  

  • gingersnap — имбирное печенье …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • gingersnap — noun a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger • Syn: ↑ginger snap, ↑snap, ↑ginger nut • Hypernyms: ↑cookie, ↑cooky, ↑biscuit • Hyponyms: ↑b …   Useful english dictionary

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